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Book Review: When Fate Totters — Pascal Garnier’s Bleak Romans Noirs

Pascal Garnier’s characters slip through cracks, cross borders, pass through the thin mirrors of the self, and commit irreparable acts.

The success of this short novel set in Japan lies in the empathy it creates for a pair of ordinary and lonely characters.

Vincent Czyz January 23, 2020 at 9:31 am on Arts Remembrance: A Tribute to Poet and Writer John AshThanks for this, Michael. I had heard rumors in the last couple of years that John was doing better but...
Vincent Czyz January 23, 2020 at 8:37 am on Arts Remembrance: A Tribute to Poet and Writer John AshThanks again, Bruce. I wanted to pull together several threads but also to keep John's work out front. I'm glad...
Michael Schmidt January 23, 2020 at 3:39 am on Arts Remembrance: A Tribute to Poet and Writer John AshJohn had in fact given up alcohol and had been dry, I believe, for a couple of years. He had...
Bruce McPherson January 22, 2020 at 3:30 pm on Arts Remembrance: A Tribute to Poet and Writer John AshLovely piece on John, Vincent. Spot on. I knew him during his New York years.
Daniel Gewertz January 19, 2020 at 12:29 am on Music Commentary: Ken Burns’ “Country Music” — Superb Cinematic StorytellingThanks for your comment, Matt. I somehow didn't see it until these months later. Lefty Frizzell is just the sort...