Topic: “Fiction”
Reconsiderations January 2024
The prudence of Penelope Fitzgerald
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On the novelist & biographer.
Nov 28, 2023
The Critic’s Notebook
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On detective fiction, William H. Pritchard, Stephen Antonakos, hidden portraits, Brahms & more from the world of culture.
Nov 27, 2023
Book Gallery: Old House of Fear with James Panero & Adam Simon
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James Panero explores Russell Kirk’s Old House of Fear with the Russell Kirk Center.
Fiction chronicle November 2023
Closely examined lives
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On My Search for Warren Harding by Robert Plunket, One Woman Show by Christine Coulson, The Stronghold by Dino Buzzati & The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli.
Fiction chronicle May 2023
On maneuvers
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A review of On the Marble Cliffs by Ernst Jünger, translated by Tess Lewis, Fulgentius by César Aira, translated by Chris Andrews, Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal, translated by Jessica Moore & The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis.
Apr 03, 2023
Waugh’s last cruel novel
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On The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh.
Fiction chronicle November 2022
Hard times
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On Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, Baron Bagge by Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan & Trust by Hernan Diaz.
Fiction chronicle May 2022
Unimaginable, imagined, imaginary
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On Pollak’s Arm by Hans von Trotha, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, Civilizations by Laurent Binet & It’s Getting Dark by Peter Stamm.
Reflections June 2021
The cooling of John le Carré
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On the British spy novelist.