Zadie Smith’s Indecision Zadie Smith’s Indecision
It can't be easy to rein in a writer as successful as Zadie Smith. Her new novel, On Beauty, proves it's almost impossible.
Sep 15, 2005 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Love and Betrayal in Colonial Africa Love and Betrayal in Colonial Africa
Abdulrazak Gurnah's seventh book, Desertion, revisits the theme of exile and expands it to relationships---between lovers, between families, between countries.
Sep 8, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
It’s a Man’s, Man’s World It’s a Man’s, Man’s World
Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men seems designed as a calculated assault on the reader.
Aug 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass
Reflections on the Body Politic Reflections on the Body Politic
Novelist David Grossman discusses Israel and the role of politics in his writing.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
Invisible Republic Invisible Republic
Siddhartha Deb's second novel follows an Indian journalist on an elusive search for meaning.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Shashi Tharoor
Kindred Spirits Kindred Spirits
Michael Cunningham delivers a historical/noir/sci-fi novel haunted by 9/11 and Walt Whitman.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Words Apart Words Apart
In Amitav Ghosh's new novel, language is a medium of power.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Nell Freudenberger
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
In 1865 22-year-old Henry James contributed a scathing book review titled "The Noble School of Fiction" to the very first issue of The Nation.
May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Hatch-Miller
Love’s Body Love’s Body
Kazuo Ishiguro is a writer renowned for his capacity to create beautifully controlled surfaces and to beautifully evoke the roiling emotions beneath them.
Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Claire Messud