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Was Edmund Wilson Just Jealous of <em>Lolita</em>?

Was Edmund Wilson Just Jealous of Lolita?

How a Great American Literary Critic Got it Wrong About a Classic

By Alex Beam | December 6, 2016

César Aira Makes the Impossible Possible

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Mark Haber on the Newly Translated Ema the Captive

By Mark Haber | December 6, 2016

Literature for This Long, Dark Night of America's Soul

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Why We Need Revolutionary Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz More Than Ever

Why We Need Revolutionary Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz More Than Ever

Rajat Singh on the Tangible Power of Political Poetry

By Rajat Singh | December 5, 2016

Where is All the Sibling Literature for Adults?

Where is All the Sibling Literature for Adults?

Katharine Noel on the Centrality of Sibling Relationships to YA

By Katharine Noel | December 2, 2016

On the Dangerous AIDS Myth of 'Patient Zero,' and the Book That Started It All

On the Dangerous AIDS Myth of 'Patient Zero,' and the Book That Started It All

How Convenient Storylines Can Ruin Lives

By Harron Walker | December 1, 2016

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The Bolaño Effect: Latin American Literature in Translation

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On the Great and Steady Surge in Translated Titles

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Thoreau Was Actually Funny as Hell

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