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Get twelve books and four issues for $140.<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s no secret that we at The Paris<\/em> Review <\/em>admire New York Review Books, the imprint\u00a0known for \u201crescuing and reviving all kinds of ignored or forgotten works \u2026\u00a0by writers renowned and obscure<\/a>\u201d (the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>). We\u2019ve interviewed their founder<\/a>, Edwin Frank. We\u2019ve published their insightful introductions<\/a>\u00a0and raved about their translations<\/a>. We\u2019ve offered to wash their cars, pick up their dry cleaning, and house-sit for them.<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019ve decided to formalize the arrangement with a new book club<\/strong>. Sign up and you\u2019ll get a one-year subscription to The Paris Review <\/em>plus one new book from NYRB Classics every month<\/strong><\/a>. That\u2019s four issues<\/strong> of the best new fiction, poetry, and interviews, plus twelve books<\/strong>, bringing you the best new and rediscovered classics: a $260 value, for just $140<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The book club kicks off this month with Ge Fei\u2019s The Invisibility Cloak<\/a><\/em>, a Chinese novel about a fortysomething loser in contemporary Beijing:<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at the edge of town with a crack in the wall the wind from the north blows through while he gets by, just, by making customized old-fashioned amplifiers for the occasional rich audio-obsessive. He has contempt for his clients and contempt for himself. The only things he really likes are Beethoven and vintage speakers. Then an old friend tips him off about a special job\u2014a little risky but just don\u2019t ask too many questions\u2014and can it really be that this hopeless loser wins?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We\u2019ll be discussing these titles and more here on the Daily\u00a0<\/em>in the months to come. We\u00a0hope you\u2019ll join us in reading along. Subscribe now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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