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Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors, Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior

A postwar German novelist’s complicated legacy.

A new biography shortchanges the poetic achievement of William Carlos Williams.

What makes it so lethal is that it has broad appeal—from the far left to the far right.

Since the US government prosecuted Nazi war crimes, there have been no criminal prosecutions of genocide here in America—until now.

Though a new four-volume compilation of Paris Review interviews is filled with riches, it is tailored to the tastes of a polite literary culture.

Though a new four-volume compilation of Paris Review interviews is filled with riches, it is tailored to the tastes of a polite literary culture.

The Swiss ban on minarets may seem insignificant, but it is hitched to bigger stories about mass immigration, economic depression and the rebirth of fascism in Europe.

The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke fuses lament and praise, and mingles amazement about sheer existence with mystery and terror.

A visit with the 'king of India.'