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November 29, 2022
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Cormac McCarthy’s Respite From Loneliness
The Passenger is an unusually loose, warm novel—full of theories and anecdotes, memories and stories.
March 22, 2022
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Sheila Heti Steps Away From Autofiction
Her new novel “Pure Colour” investigates the eternal.
September 20, 2019
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The MAGA Plot
In a subtle new work of autofiction, Ben Lerner takes on Trumpism.
May 24, 2018
The Cult of Philip Roth
A writer reflects on the loss of a "True Judge."
November 25, 2015
After wondering if ISIS is "joyous," Joyce Carol Oates muses on North Korea.
October 6, 2009
Things Come Together
September 30, 2009
Polanski's Defenders Get Worse
May 7, 2007
A Cigarette and a Window
April 25, 2005
Gratitude
Say goodbye to Bellow.
July 20, 2004
A Big Thud
May 18, 2004
The Talented Mr. Malkovich
December 15, 2003
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Jerusalem Dispatch: Fantasy
November 3, 2003
The Limited Circle Is Pure
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Full Disclosure
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Letter from Paris: Gide, Sartre and Café Communism
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