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Against Realism
Less and less frequently do we encounter people with the ability to tell a tale properly. –Walter Benjamin, “The Storyteller” What is the real world, Lenu, nothing, nothing, nothing about which one can...
View ArticleAn Unnatural Mother: Elena Ferrante and Motherhood
Earlier this fall, I attended an event for the release of The Story of the Lost Child, the fourth and final book of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels. Ann Goldstein, Ferrante’s English translator, was...
View ArticleHistory Is Addictive
For Public Books, David Kurnick explores how Elena Ferrante’s attention to history contributes to the addictive nature of her novels and is helping to “revive” realism: The addictive quality of the...
View ArticleThe Brilliant Translator
Over at Guernica, Katrina Dodson interviews Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante’s translator, about the mysterious Italian writer, the final Neapolitan novel, and the meaning of life: Whether you’re a writer...
View ArticleElena Ferrante Breaks into Television
Great news for everyone swept up in the recent #ferrantefever (or possibly terrible news for those who loathe book adaptations): Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series will be produced for television. The...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?
The latest issue of The Gentlewoman features Deborah Orr’s email interview with Elena Ferrante, who shares her thoughts on anonymity, the protagonists in her Neapolitan novels, and feminism. Ferrante...
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The Rumpus Interview with Brit Bennett
I sent someone a photo I had taken of a page from Brit Bennett’s debut novel, The Mothers. It was a passage written from the perspective of Luke Sheppard, the local pastor’s son. I told him it reminded...
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Saying What Shouldn’t Be Said: A Conversation with Julie Buntin
Julie Buntin is from northern Michigan. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, O, The Oprah Magazine, Slate, Electric Literature, and One Teen Story, among other publications. She teaches...
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Last week, we offered up our best book-gifting recommendations for children. This week, we’re turning our attention to the 18+ crowd. We’ve asked our editors to give us their favorite books to gift to...
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Taking Care: A Conversation with Alix Ohlin
Alix Ohlin’s third collection of short stories, We Want What We Want, published last month by Knopf, explores many things, but especially women answering a call to save another person—an old friend...
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