Carnal Knowledge: Colette’s Chéri and The End of Chéri
Two recent translations of Colette’s Chéri novels offer readers the opportunity to engage them anew.
By Kevin Brown
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The Return of Cyrus
Three recent books offer a wealth of information about the Persian empire and its founder, Cyrus the Great.
By Rasoul Sorkhabi
George Mackay Brown: An Appreciation
A virtuoso with words, the prolific Scottish poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist George Mackay Brown remains too little known in literary circles. By Mike Dillon
Three New Publishers' Self-Retrospectives
Anthologies like these have critical value because they portray what publishers think they have achieved — and thus how they wish to be remembered. Reviewed by Richard Kostelanetz