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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.

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Jake June 19, 2021 at 9:56 am on Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Blue Lives Madder, “Dirty Harry” Turns 50I’m sorry, but I think this article is a bunch of unnecessary overreacting, just like all of these think pieces...
Lauren Kaufmann June 18, 2021 at 9:38 am on Book Review: The Woman Behind “All-of-a-Kind Family” — A Remarkable LegacyThanks so much, Cyrisse, for reviewing this biography! I, too, devoured all of Sydney Taylor’s books when I was a...
Vincent Czyz June 12, 2021 at 7:16 pm on Poetry Review: “Any Song Will Do” — A Very Worthwhile DiscoveryGlad you enjoyed it.
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