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Reading Jonathan Franzen’s ‘The Corrections,’ 25 Years Later

Jonathan Franzen’s novel, which put a Midwestern family under the microscope, came out a week before 9/11. Why are we still talking about it?

Neue Romane aus Frankreich: Selbstbestimmung in einer ungerechten Welt

Nach Annie Ernaux und Édouard Louis: Neue Romane aus Frankreich von Laura Vazquez und Thibault Daelman hauchen der Herkunftserzählung neues Leben ein. mehr...

Tom McCarthy’s Meaningless Men

For decades, the novelist has dismantled the tropes of realist fiction, writing about mysterious individuals trapped in byzantine systems. In “The Rhyl Poster,” that approach may h...

So Far Gone: Chaos With a Messy, But Real, Resolution

In So Far Gone, author Jess Walter writes with a wit and energy that propel the story forward with an ironic momentum and with characters that are frustratingly relatable.

Mål-lykke for Frantzen

Neuer Roman von Heinz Strunk: Gefangen in der eigenen Echokammer 

Schematische Figuren, sexualisierte Frauen. Unsere Autorin fragt sich: Was finden Buchpreisjurys nur an den immer gleichen Büchern von Heinz Strunk? mehr...

EU-Sanktionen gegen Russland: Oh là là, Oligarch

Frankreich lässt einen russischen Oligarchen von der EU-Sanktionsliste streichen. Gleichzeitig lässt Aserbaidschan einen Franzosen frei. Der Deal sorgt für Kritik. mehr...

‘A Fury of Dark Energies’

A biography of Peter Matthiessen captures his antithetical actions and character while never losing sight of his ardent attentiveness to the natural world.

George Saunders Is Very Impressed with Minnesota

At Northrop, the author joins novelist Julie Schumacher for a conversation between two of America’s greatest living writers.