The Master’s Servants: On Henry James The Master’s Servants: On Henry James
Nothing ages faster than the idea of an “ageless” writer. Consider the posthumous career of Henry James.
Oct 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Leo Robson
Uninvisible: On Dorothy B. Hughes Uninvisible: On Dorothy B. Hughes
In The Expendable Man, the story of an innocent under suspicion is given a racial twist.
Oct 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor
Shelf Life Shelf Life
A.M. Homes’s May We Be Forgiven; Sherman Alexie’s Blasphemy.
Oct 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Maureen F. McHugh's After the Apocalypse; Joshua Cohen's Four New Messages
Sep 18, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
Ghosts and Machines: On Anne Tyler and Peter Carey Ghosts and Machines: On Anne Tyler and Peter Carey
The Beginner’s Goodbye, The Chemistry of Tears and the burden of inheritance.
Jun 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Leo Robson
Extreme Indolence: On the Fiction of Albert Cossery Extreme Indolence: On the Fiction of Albert Cossery
For Albert Cossery, the world is split between those who respect a cause and those who don’t give a tinker's damn.
May 22, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Mark Polizzotti
Blind Spot: On Christa Wolf Blind Spot: On Christa Wolf
A postwar German novelist’s complicated legacy.
May 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Holly Case
The Ravaging Nothing: On László Krasznahorkai The Ravaging Nothing: On László Krasznahorkai
Satantango will devour you, you and everything you know.
May 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich
‘I Was There’: On Kurt Vonnegut ‘I Was There’: On Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut sought to fool us with his eyes wide open.
May 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Welcome to the 2012 Hunger Games Welcome to the 2012 Hunger Games
Sending debt peonage, poverty and freaky weather into the arena.
May 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit