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Sean Carman
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Living Outside the Narrative in Elif Batuman’s The Idiot
The Idiot dramatizes the alienation, and even heartbreak, of losing the narrative thread of your existence.
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The Rumpus Review of Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra
But the problem of making fiction is just one of the many problems a reborn country must figure out.
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The Seven Good Years by Etgar Keret
Sean Carman reviews The Seven Good Years by Etgar Keret today in Rumpus Books.
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Get in Trouble by Kelly Link
Sean Carman reviews Get in Trouble by Kelly Link today in Rumpus Books.
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MFA vs. SNL
The best writers learn their craft in unexpected places, even from the foot of an improv stage.
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A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip by Kevin Brockmeier
Sean Carman reviews A FEW SECONDS OF RADIANT FILMSTRIP by Kevin Brockmeier today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Rumpus Interview with Bill Cotter
Writer Bill Cotter talks about his new novel, the joy of discovering writing a bit later in life, and the dangers of accidental self-plagiarism.
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Words Will Break Cement by Masha Gessen
Sean Carman reviews WORDS WILL BREAK CEMENT by Masha Gessen today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Little Failure by Gary Shteyngart
Sean Carman reviews LITTLE FAILURE by Gary Shteyngart today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Rumpus Interview with Laura van den Berg
Writer Laura van den Berg talks about her newest collection, The Isle of Youth, being drawn to locations “with a potential for magic and strangeness,” and how to create a continuous dream for the reader.

