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Knowing Children

in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Helen DeWitt, Ilya Gridneff, Jonathan Safran Foer, n+1, postirony, The Last Samurai, Your Name Here

In the recent issue of n+1, Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff have published an excerpt of their new collaborative novel, Your Name Here, a book that unfortunately still hasn’t found a publisher. The Last Samurai has been calling to me from my bookshelf for years now, one of those books I buy earnestly aspiring someday […]

Knowing Children

in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Helen DeWitt, Ilya Gridneff, Jonathan Safran Foer, n+1, postirony, The Last Samurai, Your Name Here

In the recent issue of n+1, Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff have published an excerpt of their new collaborative novel, Your Name Here, a book that unfortunately still hasn’t found a publisher. The Last Samurai has been calling to me from my bookshelf for years now, one of those books I buy earnestly aspiring someday […]

Is Claire Messud Wearing Any Clothes?

in Jonathan Safran Foer, postirony, Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face

This is a question I have been sleeping on, fitfully. I finished The Emperor’s Children last night and I really wanted to be able to post a wholly enthusiastic assessment of it here, but I can’t. First, let’s get rid of business. This is a book that has to appear in the epilogue of my […]

Is Claire Messud Wearing Any Clothes?

in Jonathan Safran Foer, postirony, Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face

This is a question I have been sleeping on, fitfully. I finished The Emperor’s Children last night and I really wanted to be able to post a wholly enthusiastic assessment of it here, but I can’t. First, let’s get rid of business. This is a book that has to appear in the epilogue of my […]