Publisher's Synopsis
James Fenton on the art of poetry: "What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page." And Roberto Calasso on the art of fiction: "The author is the successor of the saint, everyone respects the author."
New fiction from Sam Savage, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Gordon, Peter Orner, and Jim Gavin. A portfolio of poems by Daniel Handler and illustrations by Maira Kalman, and a selection of collages by Jess.
Poems by Bernadette Mayer, James Fenton, Jason Zuzga, August Kleinzahler, George Seferis, and new translations of Guillaume Apollinaire.
The Paris Review is a groundbreaking publication bringing together fiction, poetry and prose from great writers all over the world. Its legendary interview series alone represents the single most important body of work that celebrates writing about writing.
Publishing quarterly, each issue is a tribute to the possibilities of the written word and under Lorin Stein's canny editorial leadership it looks set to continue and expand on what it has achieved in its illustrious life to date.
