Berfrois

Modernism

(“Fucking Americans”: Postmodern Nationalisms in the Contemporary Splatter Film)

‘If an Englishman can believe in fairies, how the hell can you tell him apart from the savages? The whole system comes crashing down!’

Rory of the Hills rides again

Sylvia Beach and the drama of Ulysses

Looking for the modern beyond the trees in Norwegian novels

Working wisdom of Millthorpe Cottage

Tantalizing difficultites when historicizing Modernist Magazines

Book Excerpt: ‘To the End of the Land’ by David Grossman
Poem: Hotel Orpheus by Jason Myers
Short story: ‘The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains’ by Neil Gaiman
Image gallery: Tokyo Flashback
Video: Orhan Pamuk: A Writer’s Guide to the World’s Most Underrated Museums
Book excerpt: ‘A Visit From the Goon Squad’ by Jennifer Egan