Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
The Ironic Radical: On Hayden White’s “The Ethics of Narrative” | LA REVIEW OF BOOK | 02/06/2023
The most important theorist of histori since the 19h century, and his book "The Ethics of Narrative"
Pedro Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life” Is a Queer Western Without Repression | THE NEW YORKER | 08/06/2023
The short film, starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as reunited ex-lovers, is the Spanish auteur's vibrant, sensual riff on an often macho genre.
An Autobiographical Novel Reclaims a Jewish History in Occupied France | THE NEW YORK TIMES
“The Postcard,” by Anne Berest, tells the story of the author’s family members who died at Auschwitz in 1942.
Nice Guy Meets Iron Man in the First Novel by Tom Hanks | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 08/05/2023
Whimsically chronicling the creation of a Marvel-style movie, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece” sags under a deluge of detail.
A Novel Depicts One Disordered Night in the Life of a Teenager | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 02/05/2023
“Shy,” by Max Porter, offers a look inside the multidimensional consciousness of a troubled young man.
A Complex Family History in a Nation of Many Tongues | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 30/04/2023
Gina Apostol’s new novel, “La Tercera,” is about a writer and her ancestry, but its most profound preoccupation is language.