| Title | : | The Paris Review, Issue 242, Winter 2022 |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Perfectbound |
| Number of Pages | : | 282 |
| Publication | : | First published December 1, 2022 |
Colm Tóibín on the Art of Fiction: “The thing about writing novels is that it must be a form of self-suppression. You don’t matter. The page is not a mirror.”
Prose by Avigayl Sharp, Addie E. Citchens, Lucas Hnath, Mieko Kanai, Sophie Madeline Dess, Kate Riley, Tom Drury and Isabella Hammad.
Poetry by Cynthia Cruz, William IX of Aquitaine, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Peter Mishler, Hannah Emerson, Eliot Weinberger, Timmy Straw, Oksana Maksymchuk, Victoria Chang and C.S. Giscombe.
Art by Lily van der Stokker and Mary Manning.
Cover by Uman.
The Paris Review, Issue 242, Winter 2022 Reviews
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Colby bought me a subscription to The Paris Review for Christmas and I finished the first issue a few weeks ago. I've just been waiting for it to get on Goodreads!
I really enjoyed the blend of short stories, art, and poetry. But the highlight was the interview with Colm Tobin. Also, the cover of this is gorgeous and I have a print hanging in my reading nook 🤩 -
My first paris review so I’m not sure if this is the editor’s general preference or specific to this issue but winter 2022 was a little too narrative and disconnected for my taste. Give me feeling or give me nothing!!
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Over the years I've gone from starting with the prose, to starting with the interviews. The interview with Colm Tóibín was the absolute highlight of this TPR.
Since the new Editor, I feel the prose is a bit hit and miss for me, although I like to think this is because it's definitely less US centered, and therefore, surely, after learning to appreciate USA-lensed literature I am now stretching my tastebuds once more. The interviews are steady good always. -
The poetry and cover art is better and the short stories are worse.
The plays don't belong. I fail to discern a difference between them and other acted, visual art forms, to include TV or movie scripts. -
A bit over long with this one. The interview with N Scott Momaday was the highlight for me here but the interview with Tóibín was underwhelming. Most of the prose I skimmed through.
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It's been a long time since I read this because I got behind on writing reviews... So, it makes sense that I just don't remember much of what I read from this edition. The art stuck with me, though. I love the low-brow materials and concepts. Overall, this collection just didn't strike a chord with me as much as other editions of the Paris Review have. Until next time...
