The Last Contract: William T. Vollmann's Battle to Publish an Epic (2025)

https://www.metropolitanreview.org/p/the-last-contract

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impish9208Mar 26, 2026, 4:40 PM
I read his Europe Central last year. It was a challenging read, but I came out of it knowing more about Shostakovich’s (alleged) sex life. And other neat WWII stuff, too.
mitchbobMar 26, 2026, 8:38 PM
His essay in Harper's mentioned in the article:

https://archive.ph/2026.03.21-191750/https://harpers.org/arc...

dengxiaopengMar 26, 2026, 9:39 PM
Wow Bill on the front page! For what it’s worth, he’s the only author who has written me back after I sent him a note through USPS. He’s a fascinating, charitable thinker with a multifaceted oeuvre and this text will be a profound addition to it.
soupfordummiesMar 26, 2026, 1:08 PM
Sounds incredible. Like a lot of his stuff. Also sounds incredibly intimidating.
markgallMar 26, 2026, 3:28 PM
I didn't know most of this, but eagerly await my pre-order!
josefritzishereMar 26, 2026, 8:52 PM
This article was so exciting to read I stopped in the middle to Google if it was available. It is not... yet. But the release date is this June. https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/arcade-publishing/9781648...
Taipan_EnigmaMar 26, 2026, 4:54 PM
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