Literary Radar

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

Ryan Gander: ‘Going to a gallery is like taking your imagination to the gym’ | THE GUARDIAN | 18/06/2023

The prolific British conceptual artist on the source of his creativity, why he left London – and a coin-based treasure hunt he is making for Manchester’s international festival.

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.