The Pleasure and Pain of Lovers and Readers
Love is something beyond us—something just within our fingertips but always taking that one extra step to elude us. In the end we begin to realize that this is perhaps for the best—that it is maybe more fortunate than we realize.
The Tin Drum: A Startling Vision of WWII
In this first and famous novel by Nobel laureate Günter Grass, the horrors of Nazi Germany are transformed into beauty and magic.
The New York Trilogy: A Writer’s Existentialist Crisis
A look at Auster's 1987 trilogy of literary detective fiction offers us a look not just into Auster's psyche but that of all writers.
Call for Readers
Xenith extends its hand to all bibliophiles. Send us your essays, your book reviews, your literary and cultural criticism. Writing would not be here were it not for reading.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: A Question of Discipline
The amateur novelist laments the lack of creativity involved in the fifth draft. It all becomes very mechanical.
Xenith Book Club Goes Incestual
For September, Xenith delves within its own skin to satisfy its literary lust. Not for the light of heart!
Subtle Adventures in Nihilism