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On the Glory Days of the Great <br>American Trade Paperback

On the Glory Days of the Great
American Trade Paperback

Gerald Howard on the Start of an Era

By Gerald Howard | December 15, 2020

The Restless Ghost Stories <br>of M. R. James

The Restless Ghost Stories
of M. R. James

Adam Scovell on Visiting the Writer's Grave

By Adam Scovell | December 15, 2020

Who is the Narrator of Marcel Proust's <em>In Search of Lost Time</em>?

Who is the Narrator of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time?

Saul Friedländer on the Many Functions of the Most Elusive
Figure in French Literature

By Saul Friedländer | December 15, 2020

On Sylvia Plath's Use of Tastelessness in <em>Ariel</em>

On Sylvia Plath's Use of Tastelessness in Ariel

Elisa Gabbert Talks to Sandra Newman and
Catherine Nichols on Lit Century

By Lit Century | December 15, 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction <br>of 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction
of 2020

Featuring Jenny Offill, Garth Greenwell, Hillary Mantel, Elena Ferrante, and more

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Six Book Critics Walk Into a Zoom to Talk About Autofiction

Six Book Critics Walk Into a Zoom to Talk About Autofiction

A Totally Fictional Story by Marion Winik Featuring
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To Read or Not to Read Proust's <em>Swann's Way</em>

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The Best Reviewed Poetry
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A Novel of Apartheid-Era South Africa

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Will All Crime Novels Soon Be Historical Fiction?

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The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2020

Featuring Zadie Smith, Helen Macdonald, Claudia Rankine,
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Clarice Lispector’s Son on the Personal Politics of His Mother

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a democratic socialist."">Paulo Gurgel Valente: "She always described herself as
a democratic socialist."

By Paulo Gurgel Valente | December 10, 2020

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