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The Long Corner, by Alexander Maksik
What is art? Alexander Maksik’s new novel “The Long Corner” repeatedly asks this age-old question. The answer is usually short: sometimes it sounds like a slogan, sometimes like a statement of fact, sometimes like a provocative association with an inscription on the gate to Auschwitz. A young zealous Jewish journalist, Solomon Fields, moves from Los
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Cult Classic, by Sloane Crosley
We probably all experienced the moment when reading a book we suddenly thought – this book should be made into a movie! This is precisely the discovery I made while reading “Cult Classic” by Sloane Crosley. Such a film would be “Inception” meets “When Harry meets Sally” with the exception that in the book, sure,
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Yoga, by Emmanuel Carrère
Writers mainly write about themselves, even if their subconscious exhibitionism hides under the cover of fictional characters. Nowadays, candidly describing one’s personal experiences is seen more and more often in literature. Emmanuel Carrere is a writer who writes about himself. As he says, he never lies in his books, writing openly about his searches, fascinations,
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