David Duchovny’s Mystery Novella ‘The Reservoir’ Drifts Between Fact and Hallucination
David Duchovny’s novella The Reservoir drifts into the murky depths of the fever dream state of isolation and dislocation.
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Ariel Dorfman’s Novella ‘The Compensation Bureau’ Is a Fantastical Plea for Hope
A thin book of big ideas, Ariel Dorfman’s ‘The Compensation Bureau’ leaves much to the imagination, like a brilliant sketch of a fantastical parable.
The New World Will Be Built by Refugees: On Two New Japanese Novellas
The latest two Red Circle Minis, by Takuji Ichikawak and Kanji Hanawa, deal in archetypes; one set in the distant past, the other in the all too near future.
Newly Translated Mishima Work, ‘Star’, Offers Insight into His Pop Culture Persona
Posthumous work by celebrated Japanese author Yukio Mishima, Star, explores how celebrities struggle with their own lack of authenticity.
Paul Madonna’s ‘On to the Next Dream’ Sketches out a Rapidly Changing San Francisco
Progress -- that is, gentrification -- marches on in San Francisco, for better and for worse, in this fantastical narrative from the creator of All Over Coffee.