Literary Radar

Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.

How Would the Publishing World Respond to Lolita Today? | Lit Hub | 16/03/2021

Jenny Minton Quigley on the novel her father published. 

 

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“On the Road,” Again | Los Angeles Review of Books | 12/03/2021

Taking Jack Kerouac for another spin on the author's 99th birthday. 

 

Translating a Book Caught Between Two Languages | The New York Times | 02/03/2021

In "An I-Novel" Minae Mizumura fictionalizes her American life by uniting the style of two languages and cultures.

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Why the End of Atonement Is a Triumph for Unreliable Narrators | Vulture | 25/02/2021

The ending of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel reminds readers that fiction without misrepresentation is impossible. 

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50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages | Lit Hub | 17/02/2021

List of short novels originally published before 1970. 

 

The world's most misunderstood novel | BBC Culture | 10/02/2021

The Great Gatsby is synonymous with parties, glitz and glamour - but this isjust one of many misunderstandings about the book that began from its first publication.