National Public Radio’s All Things Considered interviews Philip Roth, whose latest novel, Exit Ghost, is the last to feature protagonist Nathan Zuckerman.
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
The Book of Evidence by John Banville
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Recommended.
Posted in Read in 2007
Tagged ireland, john banville, recommended, reread, vintage books
On the Job
Adam Kirsch at the New York Sun writes of the role of the critic:
The critic’s first job, then, even before he evaluates individual works, is to make the reader feel uneasy about his ignorance—to convince him that the art in question is vital and serious, deserving of complex attention.
Posted in Reading
Tagged adam kirsch, criticism, nysun
The National Book Festival
The Washington Post is running a preview of events at this year’s National Book Festival.
Posted in Reading
Tagged national book festival, washington post
Fire on the Hilltop
At the New York Times, David Bowman reviews Brock Clarke’s An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England.
Posted in Reading
Tagged book review, brock clarke, david bowman, new york times
Missing: The Execution of Charles Horman, by Thomas Hauser
Recommended.
Posted in Read in 2007
Tagged charles horman, chile, nonfiction, politics, recommended, simon and schuster, thomas hauser, usa
Focus
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Stephen Elliott reminds readers to focus on the words.
And what about Henry Miller? Susan Sontag? The endlessly self-promoting Truman Capote? Or the ultimate narcissist-pundit, Norman Mailer? Is Ernest Hemingway a lesser writer because his subject was often himself?
For the good of culture and the survival of literature we need to refocus and celebrate what’s between the covers and immerse ourselves in the richness on the page. . .
Posted in Reading
Tagged culture, literature, sfchronicle, stephen elliott
Concerning the Beheading
While reading Yukio Mishima’s Sea of Fertility tetralogy, I came across an article at Exquisite Corpse detailing a bizarrely mystical search for answers from the wielder of the blade.
Posted in Reading
Tagged exquisite corpse, yukio mishima