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The Death of a Symbol: How Western Writers Exploit the Tiger

The Death of a Symbol: How Western Writers Exploit the Tiger

A Brief History of Gross Fascination

By Aditi Natasha Kini | February 11, 2019

Sense <em>or</em> Sensibility... What if Jane Austen Had to Choose?

Sense or Sensibility... What if Jane Austen Had to Choose?

Devoney Looser Considers the Mind vs. the Heart

By Devoney Looser | February 11, 2019

Marriage Isn't the Only Plot for Love

Marriage Isn't the Only Plot for Love

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By Kristen Martin | February 11, 2019

What Barry Jenkins Missed in His Adaptation of <em>If Beale Street Could Talk</em>

What Barry Jenkins Missed in His Adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk

Gabrielle Bellot Thinks James Baldwin Deserves Better

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 8, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Faulkner's <em>The Sound and the Fury</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury

Harry Potter, you know?"">"This isn't Harry Potter, you know?"

By Emily Temple | February 8, 2019

On the Anxiety and Vanity of Marcel Proust, Debut Novelist

On the Anxiety and Vanity of Marcel Proust, Debut Novelist

World Wars Aren't Necessarily Bad for Groundbreaking Novel Cycles

By William C. Carter | February 7, 2019

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By Gabrielle Bellot | January 28, 2019

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David Treuer on the Myth of an Edenic, Pre-Columbian 'New' World

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