Lily Meyer

Washington, D.C., United States

Writer at Freelance

translator, critic, author of Short War (@deepvellum, now) and The End of Romance (@vikingbooks, in a couple years!)

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Why Are We Obsessed With Princess Diana (and Her Style)?

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lily Meyer

Virginia Giuffre’s “Tragic” Final Note Made Public After She Took Her Own Life“There’s more to this story,” one reader said, echoing the sentiments of many who believe the truth behind the passing of Virginia Giuffre hasn’t been …
Why Are We Obsessed With Princess Diana (and Her Style)?

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lily Meyer

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Among my most vivid childhood memories are two involving Princess Diana. She died not long after my sixth birthday, and I remember watching, unsettled, as my mother sobbed at her televised funeral. Weeks later, I remember crawling into my parents’ bed at night and begging them for a commemorative Princess Diana Beanie Baby.
My Search for a Great Pandemic Novel

2 months ago | theatlantic.com | Lily Meyer

In July of 2020, a little less than six months after COVID-19 sent much of the world into lockdown, I reviewed three newly released books about the coronavirus pandemic for this magazine. Six months is short in many contexts, but in publishing, it’s no time at all. I referred to these speed-demon titles as “quick-response art,” and wasn’t impressed.
My Search for a Great Pandemic Novel

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Lily Meyer

Five of the Best 21st-Century Argentinian Novels, recommended by Claudia PiñeiroYou may be familiar with the work of the great Argentinian authors Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar, but how about the country's crop of …
The Haunting Fiction of Han Kang

Feb 7, 2025 | newrepublic.com | Lily Meyer

A woman is walking along a cold seaside plain lined with thousands of black tree trunks. Together, the trunks create “the impression of a thousand men, women, and haggard children huddling in the snow.” Surely, she tells herself, this is a graveyard. If it is, though, what will happen to the bones buried under the trees when the tide comes in? When she wakes up, we learn that this dream is not new to her. In fact, it’s among the nightmares that have haunted her for years.
The Haunting Fiction of Han Kang

Feb 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Lily Meyer

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysA woman is walking along a cold seaside plain lined with thousands of black tree trunks. Together, the trunks create “the impression of a thousand men, women, and haggard children huddling in the snow.” Surely, she tells herself, this is a graveyard.
The Art of Reading Like a Translator

Jan 30, 2025 | thenation.com | Lily Meyer

Books & the Arts / January 30, 2025 The Art of Reading Like a TranslatorIn The Philosophy of Translation, Damion Searls investigates the essential differences—and similarities—between the task of the translator and of the writer. Ad Policy Illustration by Ludwig Hurtado. By just about any measure, Damion Searls, an American translator of German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch, is one of the leading practitioners of his art.
Fatherhood Doesn’t Have to Be a Private Endeavor

Dec 23, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Lily Meyer

Recent entries into the literature of parenting offer very different visions of dadhood as part of a man’s personal, or public, life. American literature is full of books about fathers. Philip Roth, John Updike, Richard Ford, Junot Díaz, David Gilbert, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Lethem, and many, many more have written, in fiction or memoir, about father-son relationships—for the most part, from the perspective of the son.
Rochelle

Dec 19, 2024 | jewishcurrents.org | Lily Meyer

Lily Meyer is a translator, critic, and author of the novelShort War. Hernovel The End of Romance is forthcoming from Viking.
Grief and Dislocation in the D.C. Suburbs

Oct 21, 2024 | newrepublic.com | Lily Meyer

Imagine a story—a novel; a movie; a show—set in Washington, D.C. Maybe you see marble hallways, swinging briefcases, men in suits. Maybe you see Julia Child’s house in Georgetown. Maybe you see a hotel bar, cars loitering outside embassies, the Capitol or one of the many brutalist agency headquarters along the Mall, or maybe you just see the Mall. All these settings belong to Washington: nation’s capital, hub of international politicking, hotbed of American symbolism.

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