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2 days ago

A Danish Groundhog Day or tales of millennial angst What should win next week's International Booker?

The shortlist reflects a commitment to brevity, with five of the six titles under 200 pages, emphasizing precision and idiosyncrasy to deliver impactful narratives.
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2 months ago

Cynthia Ozick Is Undiminished

Cynthia Ozick has gained recognition with her new collection, showcasing her multi-faceted literary contributions despite her earlier belief of not being widely read.
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fromKqed
2 months ago

A New Novel Asks: How Much Can a Male Friendship Take? | KQED

The novel insightfully examines contemporary male friendship amid personal mistakes and changing environments.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya; The South by Tash Aw review love under the eye of the law

The exploration of private desire amidst legal repression in gay men's narratives provides emotional depth to contemporary fiction.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Cynthia Ozick Is Undiminished

Cynthia Ozick has gained recognition with her new collection, showcasing her multi-faceted literary contributions despite her earlier belief of not being widely read.
Relationships
fromKqed
2 months ago

A New Novel Asks: How Much Can a Male Friendship Take? | KQED

The novel insightfully examines contemporary male friendship amid personal mistakes and changing environments.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya; The South by Tash Aw review love under the eye of the law

The exploration of private desire amidst legal repression in gay men's narratives provides emotional depth to contemporary fiction.
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fromKqed
3 weeks ago

This Terrifying Horror Novel Proves: Nothing Is Old if You Make it New

When an author is relatively new, it can take a while to identify some of their traits... it's clear that Cassidy wants to show that nothing is old if you make it new.
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1 month ago

The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce review portrait of a patriarch

What would writers do without problematic patriarchs? From King Lear to Logan Roy, they are the linchpins of countless family dramas: adored fathers who dominate and damage their children in equal measure.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

What Does the Literature of the Working Class Look Like?

The idioms of a language-its jokes, expressions, and well-worn wordplay-are windows into its speakers' values and points of view.
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fromVulture
1 month ago

The National Book Foundation's New '5 Under 35' Is Here

Denetsosie's work is sharp-eyed about the lasting impact of American colonialism on Native communities and the seismic shifts that contemporary life has brought.
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2 months ago

A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland review a striking story of concealed love

Anthony Shapland's debut novel showcases a distinctive voice through a nuanced exploration of intimacy and concealment in a 1980s Welsh setting.
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fromAnOther
3 months ago

A Disquieting New Novel About the Terminally Online

Rejection manifests broadly in a hyperconnected world, impacting various aspects of life and relationships.
Tony Tulathimutte's novel explores isolation through the lens of online rejection and its effects on individuals.
fromVulture
5 months ago

Haruki Murakami Has Lost the Sauce

Murakami's style embodies a global novel that is deracinated, stripped of local context, and written in simplified language to facilitate translation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam review the American dream gone wrong

The novel explores racial and economic disparities through the relationship between Brooke, a Black woman, and Asher, a wealthy white man.
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