The Paris Review #247 : Spring 2024

Trade paperback.  Hot off the press!!  Prose, poetry, art and interviews to make your brain sing. Jhumpa Lahiri on the Art of Fiction: “My question is, What makes a language yours, or mine?” Alice Notley on the Art of Poetry: “Writing is not therapy. That’s the last thing it is. I still have my grief.” Prose by Elijah Bailey, Julien Columeau, Joanna Kavenna, Samanta Schweblin, Eliot Weinberger, and Joy Williams. Poetry by Gbenga Adesina, Elisa Gabbert, Jessica Laser, Maureen N. McLane, Mary Ruefle, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, and Matthew Zapruder. Art by Farah Al Qasimi and Chris Oh, and covers by Nicolas Party. ----- Table of Contents      Fiction Elijah Bailey -- Social Promotion Julien Columeau -- Derrida in Lahore Joanna Kavenna -- The Beautiful Salmon Samanta Schweblin -- An Eye in the Throat Joy Williams -- Concerning the Future of Souls Interview Jhumpa Lahiri -- The Art of Fiction No. 262 Alice Notley -- The Art of Poetry No. 116 Poetry Gbenga Adesina -- The People’s History of