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July Notebook, 2018 - The Paris Review

The influence of horror transcends movies and feelings.

Collaboration and mystery play roles in creative endeavors. [ more ]

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“We’ve been watching The Sopranos for the first time … It’s about what happens to the rest of the world—not you—when you die: it goes on, until the network cancels the run. And it’s persuasive.”

@DanielPoppick’s diaries, online today. https://t.co/ohrdhhc3QR

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RT @arvindvijh: The Paris Review - The Review Wins the 2024 National Magazine Award for Fiction - ⁦@parisreview⁩ https://t.co/tA4QvaWB1g

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The Review Wins the 2024 National Magazine Award for Fiction - The Paris Review

"We are thrilled to announce that The Paris Review has won the 2024 ASME Award for Fiction, marking the second year in a row that the magazine has received the honor."

parisreview 3 months ago

RT @charleslaughlin: The Paris Review - Recommended Readings for Students - The Paris Review (Yu Hua) https://t.co/iMzFlSVakL

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Midnight Maas

Sarah J. Maas makes a surprise appearance at the midnight release of her book

Her fantasy novels have strong female leads, complex world-building, and are popular on TikTok [ more ]

nybooks 2 months ago

Wife of Willesden, Zadie Smith’s first play, is, writes Edward Mendelson, “a feast for the senses, with joyful outbursts of music and dance and nuanced moments of folktale.” https://t.co/fueBpHlskD

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'She Talk Her Mind' | Edward Mendelson

Smith's first play was inspired by her London borough, pressured by an organizer, leading to an unexpected and enjoyable writing experience. [ more ]

nybooks 2 months ago

“Why should an amazing personality make a character worthy of our attention or more real? Just how amazing do any of us believe we are?” —@mervatim on character types and Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You https://t.co/8DpwOzzA5C

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What's Your Type? | Merve Emre

Exploration of the complexities in understanding an individual's character and classifications

Deliberately vague responses and self-referential game-playing among characters [ more ]

“Once I had to go to Disney World with my small children.”

Nancy Lemann on Disney World for the Review’s review. https://t.co/dq4wZEghIT

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Philistines - The Paris Review

The obsession with Disney, the contrast between Disney's replica and the real Orlando, and the uniqueness of the Holy Land Experience. [ more ]

“Kafka’s characters are often hungry.”

@valerie_reads on Kafka for her column, Eat Your Words. https://t.co/o9I7UdaURC

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Cooking with Franz Kafka - The Paris Review

The tension between desires and societal expectations in Kafka's characters is reflected in their struggles.

Hunger in Kafka's work symbolizes a search for deeper forms of sustenance. [ more ]

RT @ExcitedUttRead: The Paris Review - Reading the Room: An Interview with Paul Yamazaki ⁦@parisreview⁩ https://t.co/y5DhBTFGuW

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Paul Yamazaki, City Lights' chief buyer, played a significant role in shaping the bookstore's collection, specializing in poetry, literature, and left-leaning books.

Yamazaki focuses on creating a unique browsing experience by curating books that engage in conversations with each other on the shelves. [ more ]

nybooks 3 months ago

“The US had been a welcoming place for many Jews arriving from Europe, with its long, awful history of pogroms and disenfranchisement.... The Civil War, with its hysteria over race and politics, brought a flurry of ideological antisemitism.” https://t.co/agAWYPW7K9

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'A Fiendish Fascination' | David S. Reynolds

Antisemitism was prevalent in various genres of US culture during the pre-Civil War era, with Jews often depicted as villainous and exotic.

David Anthony focuses on Jewish characters in sensational novels to reveal the lurid underside of antebellum popular culture. [ more ]

nybooks 3 months ago

“The Jew as villain—materialistic, scheming, sometimes sexually aggressive—was a common stereotype in the pre–Civil War era. But...many non-Jews [also] expressed ambivalence, depicting Jews as menacing yet enticingly exotic.” —David S. Reynolds https://t.co/6Kg69GZuWS

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FitzcarraldoEds 3 months ago

'A Fiendish Fascination' | David S. Reynolds

Antisemitism appeared in various genres of American literature in the two decades before the Civil War.

The portrayal of Jews as villainous and exotic was a common stereotype in pre-Civil War literature. [ more ]

RT @NewDirections: Blood on All Our Hands: Gunnhild Øyehaug on Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail https://t.co/K7ZgkoHuSi

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Blood on All Our Hands: Gunnhild yehaug on Adania Shibli's Minor Detail

PJ Harvey's performance in Oslo included a powerful moment where she sang the words 'I got blood on my hands' while holding her hands out to the audience.

The author reflects on the contrast between the safe, rich environment of the concert and the violent realities of the world, particularly the ongoing genocide in Gaza. [ more ]

magsfre 3 months ago

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You're Missing Out If You Think You're Too Good for Horny Dragon Books

Romantasy books like Fourth Wing are gaining popularity and success, despite being dismissed as smut

Romantasy books are celebrated by female nerds and provide a new genre for them to enjoy [ more ]

nybooks 3 months ago

“Such a book was a city held in the hand, a portable labyrinth. Every plot was also a geography…. The words were a diagram. To read them was to advance into different spaces, sensing a continuity of passageways from one book to another.” —Geoffrey O’Brien https://t.co/vtKQyciz2k

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A Craving for Crime | Geoffrey O'Brien

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parisreview 3 months ago

RT @Bairuiwen: An honor to contribute to The Paris Review as a writer (https://t.co/WfrYxia3GE), interviewer (https://t.co/Z9tbWkKplE), and…

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Qishu: Han Song's Hospital Nightmares - The Paris Review

Hospitals play a big role in Yu Hua's life and fiction-his parents were both doctors, he grew up in and around hospitals as a child, his first job was that of a dentist, and hospitals would later frequently appear in his work as sites of violence and trauma.

madelesque 3 months ago

Every time she uses the word "gossamer" a fairy gets his wings...@kvanaren takes on the most popular writer in America, the one, the only, Sarah J. Maas https://t.co/Kd0a4GTDpW

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Sarah J. Maas Is the Mortal Queen of Faerie Smut

The sex scenes in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Mist and Fury may seem baffling or laughable out of context, but they represent the culmination of the protagonist's transformation.

The scene in question involves the protagonist, Feyre, and her love interest, Rhysand, after she realizes her initial partner, Tamlin, is not right for her. [ more ]

parisreview 3 months ago

RT @stconroe: Wrote about reading Fosse’s Septology over the darkest week of the year @parisreview

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