Monster’s Ball Monster’s Ball
Party in the Blitz, the final volume of Nobel laureate Elias Canetti's memoirs, is a chaotic, horribly fascinating memoir of a man who was a slave to love, an omnivorous intellect ...
Nov 17, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
I Wonder As I Wander I Wonder As I Wander
Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost plumbs the mysteries of losing oneself and finding oneself in the realm of the utter unknown.
Nov 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Michael Gorra
Optimism of the Will Optimism of the Will
The rich legacy of former Nation editor and activist Carey McWilliams is on full display in three books.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Davis
The Unexamined Life The Unexamined Life
Sean Wilsey's new memoir is a vulnerable, aching, unresolved account of growing up rich amid San Francisco's high society.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Lee Siegel
Fables of the Reconstruction Fables of the Reconstruction
The Informant and Son of the Rough South examine the dynamics of moral choice through the lens of the civil rights movement.
Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Diane McWhorter
Apple’s America Apple’s America
In high school I suffered from a case of unrequited admiration; a favorite teacher barely knew my name.
Jul 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Degen
Clinton Agonistes Clinton Agonistes
John Harris's history of the Clinton Administration deserves much of the praise it has received, but it ignores the media's anti-Clinton animus.
Jun 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Southern Man Southern Man
Strom Thurmond's black daughter tells her story.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
Victor Navasky's new memoir of opinion journalism.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Another Country Another Country
A review of two recent memoirs of Iran.
Apr 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Meline Toumani