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Ivan Klima, the best Czech novelist of his generation, has died.

Ivan Klima, the best Czech novelist of his generation, has died.

By Jonny Diamond | October 6, 2025

Stories About Stories (About Stories): A Reading List of Meta-Narrators

Stories About Stories (About Stories): A Reading List of Meta-Narrators

Eskor David Johnson Recommends Mohsin Hamid, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Lemony Snicket, and More

By Eskor David Johnson | October 24, 2023

RIP to one of the great horny novelists of the 20th century, Milan Kundera.

RIP to one of the great horny novelists of the 20th century, Milan Kundera.

By Jonny Diamond | July 12, 2023

Diana Goetsch on How Elena Ferrante and Milan Kundera Helped Her Write a Memoir

Diana Goetsch on How Elena Ferrante and Milan Kundera Helped Her Write a Memoir

This Body I Wore on Trans Identity and Making Nonfiction Read Like Fiction">The Author of This Body I Wore on Trans Identity and Making Nonfiction Read Like Fiction

By Diana Goetsch | June 26, 2023

Spoiler(s): The Dog Does Die at the End, a Reading List

Spoiler(s): The Dog Does Die at the End, a Reading List

E.B. Bartels Recommends Annie Hartnett, Sy Montgomery, Kira Jane Buxton, and More

By E.B. Bartels | October 31, 2022

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Whither the Plain Female Protagonist? On “Great Beauty” in Literature

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By Lucinda Rosenfeld | November 1, 2021

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