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FICTION

Man Seeking Doppelgänger: On Peter Stamm’s “The Sweet Indifference of the World”

Around the World, Fiction

Man Seeking Doppelgänger: On Peter Stamm’s “The Sweet Indifference of the World”

Ben Sandman

Ben Sandman reviews Peter Stamm’s recently released novel “The Sweet Indifference of the World,” translated by Michael Hofmann.

The Antidote to Hubris: On Mark Sargent’s “Fool on the Hill”

Fiction

The Antidote to Hubris: On Mark Sargent’s “Fool on the Hill”

Luke Cassidy

Luke Cassidy talks to writer Mark Sargent and reviews his new novel, "Fool on the Hill."

Just Dying for It: On Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories”

Around the World, Fiction

Just Dying for It: On Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories”

Bob Blaisdell

Bob Blaisdell gets to the bottom of Leo Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories,” translated by Boris Dralyuk.

Septemberland, How to Find Your Way in a Post-9/11 Dystopian World

Fiction, Memoir & Essay

Septemberland, How to Find Your Way in a Post-9/11 Dystopian World

Jordan Elgrably

Jordan Elgrably reviews "When All Else Fails" by Rayyan Al-Shawaf and "When We Were Arabs" by Massoud Hayoun.

Survival Tips: On Jenny Offill’s “Weather”

Fiction

Survival Tips: On Jenny Offill’s “Weather”

Stephanie Bernhard

Stephanie Bernhard reviews "Weather," the new novel from Jenny Offill.

Holding Its Own: On Deepa Anappara’s “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line”

Around the World, Fiction

Holding Its Own: On Deepa Anappara’s “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line”

Sana Goyal

Sana Goyal reviews Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.”

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Both Coasts: An Interview with Geoffrey G. O'Brien

Both Coasts: An Interview with Geoffrey G. O'Brien

Adam J. Fitzgerald

Fatigue and anger, vitamins, of being born at some remove from Sunday, leaving any world untouched, I guess I sing. But

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Both Coasts: An Interview with Geoffrey G. O'Brien

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Cecil Castellucci talks to LARB about reading and writing Young Adult fiction, and about the very good advice she got from


VIDEO: Clara Mokri on 'Marley & Me'

Clara Mokri, one of our student correspondents, on the book and the film.                   


Eternal Present: An Interview with Amina Cain

Fiction

Eternal Present: An Interview with Amina Cain

Kate Durbin

Kate Durbin talks to Amina Cain about her new novel, "Indelicacy."

Ambidextrous Authorship: Greta Gerwig and the Politics of Women’s Genres

Fiction, Film, Gender & Sexuality

Ambidextrous Authorship: Greta Gerwig and the Politics of Women’s Genres

Patricia White

Patricia White considers Greta Gerwig's adaptation of "Little Women."

Before “American Dirt,” There Was “The Korean Angela’s Ashes”

Fiction, Memoir & Essay

Before “American Dirt,” There Was “The Korean Angela’s Ashes”

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

The “American Dirt” dustup recalls another publishing fiasco.

Pies on the Windowsills of “El Norte”

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Pies on the Windowsills of “El Norte”

Esther Allen

Esther Allen offers context for, and a translator’s perspective on, a publishing controversy.

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