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In F, vertigo is often palpable. Evil exists. “The terrifying beauty of things” does, too.
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Daniel Kehlmann’s narrative gift is so prodigious as to be almost aggravating.
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Surely the selfless subject of Anne Weber’s Epic Annette qualifies beyond doubt as a true heroine of the twentieth century?
Read MoreAnyone interested in understanding Europe in the 20th century, or in the fascinating metropolis that is Berlin, or in a riveting depiction of down-and-out youth who refuse to surrender to the system–will want to pick up Blood Brothers.
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On the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, seven Black artists were asked to respond to the theme of emancipation.
Read MoreEvidently, plain-spoken language plus doubt and apprehension equate to novels that, once opened, are very hard to put down.
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For each of these major, prize-honored writers — Siegfried Lenz and Walter Kempowski– birth = destiny = art.
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Endpapers is an invaluable gift to literature, mainly but not only for the quotations, details, and beguilingly written scenes of publisher Kurt Wolff’s life scattered throughout
Read MoreIn this entertaining satire of empire, Christian Kracht makes use of a nihilistic magic realism, without the sweetness one normally associates with that mode.
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Poetry Review: Writer Alain Mabanckou — Taking Life Both to Heart and in Stride
Take a dive into any of Alain Mabanckou’s works in English — and definitely score a copy of the new translation, As Long As Trees Take Root In the Earth, beautifully crafted and bound. Vive la Poesie!
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