NER, Rain Taxi, and Zyzzyva have bundled up to bring you a year of the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reviews.
Order a year of all three for $70—as a gift or as a treat for yourself.
NER, Rain Taxi, and Zyzzyva have bundled up to bring you a year of the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reviews.
Order a year of all three for $70—as a gift or as a treat for yourself.
Ethan Chatagnier, “Miracle Fruit,” 37.4 (Fiction)
Safiya Sinclair, “Good Hair,” 37.2 (Poetry)
Special Mentions:
David Brainard, “In the Desert” (Fiction)
Ben Eisman, “Right-Hearted” (Fiction)
Wayne Miller, “On Progress” (Poetry)
Lia Purpura, “All the Fierce Tethers” (Nonfiction)
Best American Short Stories
Notable:
Christine Sneed, “Older Sister,” NER 37.1
Best American Poetry
Monica Youn, “Greenacre,” NER 37.1
Best American Essays
Notables:
Lia Purpura, “All the Fierce Tethers,” NER 37.3
Alia Volz, “Chasing Arrows,” NER 37.1
Other work in our winter issue includes the resurfaced book reviews of Twain, Pound, et al, by Mary Butts; Evan Lavender-Smith’s faceoff with his seven-year-old son on the meaning of “ladybird” and the value of Wikipedia; Rob White’s dive into the world of anti-psychiatry and how it helps—or doesn’t help—our living dead; and more.
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From the Editor’s Note, NER 38.4:
This issue begins with a selection of writing from contemporary South African authors. Some of these writers grew up after the laws of apartheid were dismantled, while others grew up believing they never would be. Some have emigrated, some have returned, and others have never lived anywhere else.
WRITING SOUTH AFRICA
Gabeba Baderoon • Robert Berold • Vonani Bila • Breyten Breytenbach (trans. by Catherine du Toit) • Yvette Christians • Ingrid de Kok • Denis Hirson • Ronelda Kamfer (trans. by Mike Dickman) • Antjie Krog • Mbongeni Nomkonwana • Mxolisi Nyezwa • Nathan Trantraal (trans. by André Trantraal)
POETRY—all new to NER!
William Brewer • Charlie Clark • Fady Joudah • Mario Hernandez • Carlie Hoffman • Gloria García Lorca • Erika Meitner • Rajiv Mohabir • Molly Spencer • Nomi Stone
FICTION
Richard Osborn Hood • Maxim Matusevich • Alyssa Pelish • Hannah Rahimi • Lynda Sexson • Gregory Spatz
NONFICTION
Mary Butts • Mary Kingsley • Evan Lavender-Smith • Julia Ridley Smith • Rob White
COVER ART
Wiliam Kentridge
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