New Books
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All they know of me is my voice. A Review of Tremor by Teju Cole.
By Jay Innis Murray Many contemporary critics fail to understand that the term autofiction suggests slipperiness, an estrangement of the I-narrator, who may or may not have the same name as the author, so that the space of the work can become a space of freedom. – Kate Zambreno WG Sebald insisted his narrative works Continue reading
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A Review of The Sitter (2023) by Angela O’Keeffe
By Jay Innis Murray I could not help wondering last evening whether my attempt to describe the woman in the red armchair had given you any clear idea of it. – Rilke in a letter of October 23, 1907 Of the risks that paid off during the research and development era for English-language fiction (i.e. Continue reading
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On The Plotinus (2023), a novella by Rikki Ducornet
By Jay Innis Murray This sleek novella was published last month by Coffee House Press as part of their new NVLA series. The tag line for the series is an artistic playground where authors challenge and broaden the outer edges of storytelling. This novella is one of the first two in the series, and it Continue reading
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