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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

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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.

Condemned to Salvation: Considering Universalism with David Bentley Hart

Religion

Condemned to Salvation: Considering Universalism with David Bentley Hart

Ed Simon

On "That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation" by David Bentley Hart.

A Gorgeous Nightmare: On Mark Z. Danielewski’s “The Little Blue Kite”

Art & Architecture, Young Adult & Children’s Literature

A Gorgeous Nightmare: On Mark Z. Danielewski’s “The Little Blue Kite”

S. Tremaine Nelson

S. Tremaine Nelson reviews a new children’s book from the author of “House of Leaves.”

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Houman Barekat

Houman Barekat questions “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B. Peterson.

Thieves of Experience: How Google and Facebook Corrupted Capitalism

Economics and Finance, Politics, Science & Technology

Thieves of Experience: How Google and Facebook Corrupted Capitalism

Nicholas Carr

Whatever its imperfections, Shoshana Zuboff's "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" is an original and brilliant work, and it arrives at a crucial moment.

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


No One Is Nothing: On “Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture”

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No One Is Nothing: On “Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture”

Ryan Gattis

Ryan Gattis reviews Stefano Bloch's new book.

Survival Tips: On Jenny Offill’s “Weather”

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Survival Tips: On Jenny Offill’s “Weather”

Stephanie Bernhard

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

Your Homie from Another Heart: On Danez Smith’s “Homie”

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Your Homie from Another Heart: On Danez Smith’s “Homie”

Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman considers “Homie” by Danez Smith.

A Personal Journey: On “Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World”

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A Personal Journey: On “Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World”

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A political memoir of 15 years spent in exile.

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