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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The 'Seinfeld' Principle of COVID Fiction

Andrew Martin uses annoying characters and irritation as literary devices to explore social norms and human behavior, particularly in his pandemic novel Down Time, which successfully captures the early pandemic period without merely documenting it.
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fromJezebel
2 months ago

Cross Ballerina Farm with 'Rosemary's Baby' and You Get the New Novel 'Trad Wife'

Saratoga Schaefer's novel reimagines forced pregnancy horror by having the protagonist actually birth and parent demon spawn, subverting traditional tropes while exploring reproductive autonomy through a supernatural lens.
fromDefector
2 months ago

Yoko Tawada Is A Genius In Any Language | Defector

The best argument I can make for why I like reading fiction in translation is because it facilitates the psychedelic experience of encountering someone else's subjectivity twice over. The translator must act as a prismatic filter, faithfully attempting the impossible task of replicating someone else's experiences and ideas. To read in translation is to read two stories in harmony with each other: The one the author wants to tell and the one the translator has brought into your linguistic world.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The best fiction of 2025

2025 saw major new novels by elder literary figures—Pynchon, Rushdie, McEwan, Adichie, Desai—exploring fascism, mortality, climate, gender, and globalization.
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt review a warmly comic saga of male friendship

James Drayton, born to north London academics, is a socially awkward high achiever who privately measures himself against Christopher Columbus and Napoleon.
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fromwww.esquire.com
11 months ago

The Best Books of Summer 2025

Behind a modest, unassuming title, Pavone has hidden another stimulating thriller of the same octane as his previous works, including The Expats and Two Nights in Lisbon.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Ripeness by Sarah Moss a beautifully written novel of place and identity

Ripeness underscores the complexities of identity and migration through a dual narrative spanning different times and places.
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