the paris review is an english-language literary magazine. it started in paris in 1953. it is published four times a year. by harold l. humes, peter matthiessen, and george plimpton. in its first five years, "the paris review" published works by jack kerouac, philip larkin, v. s. naipaul, philip roth, terry southern, adrienne rich, italo calvino, samuel beckett, nadine gordimer, jean genet, and robert bly.