Tag: criticism

Columns

Sure as Fate

Sophie Haigney

October 22, 2020

Uncertainty and destiny in the writings of Marilynne Robinson.

Kafka in Pieces

Nathan Goldman

October 07, 2020

On a newly translated collection of Kafka fragments.

I Saw the Sign

Michael Friedrich

October 06, 2020

On the myth-making and protest of political signage.

One Man’s Trash

Michael Friedrich

September 21, 2020

Two new books reveal the meaning latent in the junk we collect.

No Man Is an Island

John Semley

September 15, 2020

Martin Eden rails against the cult of individualism.

Bromanticism

Jeremy Gordon

August 18, 2020

A new collection looks at Greek life’s softer side.

What Women Want

Kristen Martin

July 14, 2020

Two new novels probe the dangers of desiring more than your lot.

Fool’s Gold

Gene Seymour

July 08, 2020

In Spike Lee's latest, black vets return to Vietnam.

A Writer for the Masses

Adéwálé Májà-Pearce 

June 09, 2020

The illuminating hackwork of Cyprian Ekwensi.

Brief Encounters

John Semley

June 01, 2020

Rethinking inscrutability in two recent festival hits.

Gatsbys of Our Time

Matt Hanson

May 18, 2020

On Fitzgerald’s novel and eternal American myths.

Glass Girl

Philippa Snow

February 26, 2020

On Anna Kavan’s stories of disintegration.