Manuel Puig s masterful and ironic detective novel concerns the abduction of a woman, an impending murder, and the dim memories of a thousand old glamour queens Garbo, Dietrich, Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth all combining to make a powerful portrait of two decidedly unglamorous lives: Gladys Hebe D O[...]
The Oulipo celebrated its fiftieth birthday in 2010, and as it enters its sixth decade, its members, fans and critics are all wondering: where can it go from here? In two long essays Scott Esposito and Lauren Elkin consider Oulipo's strengths, weaknesses, and impact on today's experimental literatur[...]