I “Masha and the Bear” The first bear may be uncouth, but not necessarily unkind, despite appearances. He isn’t good at human languages and he lives alone in a cottage in the forest, but no one can say he doesn’t try. If he didn’t try, if the idea of trying, and thus of restraint, were alien to […]
Tying in with my translation of Maurice Pons’ short story “Honeymoon” in the latest issue of The Coffin Factory (a terrific new magazine! Check it out!), I humbly offer this consideration of his 1973 novel Mademoiselle B. No real spoilers, especially for a book so light on plot, but passages are quoted at length. Maurice Pons’ Mademoiselle […]
Some writers cannot help themselves. Some writers, by the sheer complexity and reach of their imaginations will always be somewhat unclassifiable. For this reason, it’s their view of the world we value, not the category in which a publisher places them. These are the writers who create what they find to be perfectly normal, only to […]
Please welcome our regular book reviewer, Maureen Kincaid Speller, with her first column at WFR. You can also read her work at Paper Knife and in magazines such as Interzone. — The Editors “The mere touch of cold philosophy.” – Keats Reviewed in this column: Glorious Nemesis by Ladislav Klíma (Twisted Spoon Press, Prague, 2011) The Orphan Palace by […]
Theodora Goss was born in Hungary and spent her childhood in various European countries before her family moved to the United States. Although she grew up on the classics of English literature, her writing has been influenced by Eastern European literary traditions. She has been a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, and Mythopoeic Awards, as […]
(The mad king comes in many forms; portrait of Max Ernst by Aeron Alfrey; detail from the slider image on the main page. Used with kind permission.) Click here for a complete selection of Eric Basso’s books. “Elevated above all other beings, he is also degraded below all; man is sublime and abject, great and wretched, […]
The following is the second and concluding part of Eric Basso’s essay “Annihilation,” as published in his collection of critical writings, Decompositions. The first part can be found here. Click here for a complete selection of Eric Basso’s books. — The Editors *** There can no longer be any question that, with Proust and Joyce, Franz Kafka endures […]
All throughout the week here at Weirdfictionreview.com, we’re dedicated to bringing you not only classic content written by Eric Basso, but the words of others who have experienced Basso’s work and come away with great reward. One such reader is DF Lewis, an iconic writer himself. His novel, Nemonymous Night, was published in June 2011 from […]
Click here for a complete selection of Eric Basso’s books. For the past several weeks, I have struggled to write about Eric Basso’s poetry. At first, I thought it would be a simple affair, comparing the imagery found within his six collections to his prose and drama output, noting how he carefully constructs elaborate narratives with just a few well-chosen […]
The following essay, “Annihilation,” is part of Eric Basso’s collection of critical writings, Decompositions. The second part of this essay will be posted later in the week. Click here for a complete selection of Eric Basso’s books. — The Editors *** If a cup of water be placed on the chest, there will be no movements of waves or […]