The Paris Review No. 247, Spring 2024—Newsstand Cover

Preview issue no. 247 at theparisreview.org.

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.

Cover: Nicolas Party, Landscape, 2024, soft pastel on pastel card, 31 1/2 x 19 11/16".

Issue no. 247 was printed with two different covers. Purchase a copy with the subscriber cover here.