January 13, 1941: James Joyce Dies January 13, 1941: James Joyce Dies
A 1917 Nation reviewer takes issue with Joyce’s “brilliant and nasty variety of pseudo-realism.”
Jan 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Faith and Suspicion: On Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Lila’ Faith and Suspicion: On Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Lila’
The novelist offers an elegant answer to the question, “What is it to be human?”
Jan 7, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Roxana Robinson
A Conversation With Marilynne Robinson A Conversation With Marilynne Robinson
The novelist talks about liberalism, the language of fiction, and the humanism of John Calvin.
Jan 7, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Suspicious Minds Suspicious Minds
Joseph O’Neill’s Dubai novel, The Dog.
Dec 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Grim Reapers Grim Reapers
Drones have taken on a life of their own in popular culture.
Nov 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jenna Krajeski
A Minor Complaint A Minor Complaint
Akhil Sharma’s Family Life is not a model minority story.
Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Toral Gajarawala
Calculators and Butterflies Calculators and Butterflies
Italo Calvino’s Complete Cosmicomics thrives on the tension between ideas and art.
Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
Uncontained City Uncontained City
The Third World collides with the First in Atticus Lish’s Preparation for the Next Life.
Oct 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell
Gathering Fates Gathering Fates
For the German novelist Walter Kempowski, there was no single unifying experience of World War II.
Oct 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Lipkin
Gordimer’s Way Gordimer’s Way
The Nobel laureate’s short stories are her lasting legacy to the literary world.
Sep 16, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tony Eprile