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Book Review: “Mr. Beethoven” — Alternative Musical History

November 7, 2021
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Beethoven never left Europe. But he could have. And the possibility that he might have visited Boston is the basis of Paul Griffiths’ touching, witty, and thought-provoking new novel.

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Book Review: “The Shipwrecked Mind” — Leaving the Carnage Behind

February 23, 2017
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Mark Lilla argues that the creed of the reactionary mind can be just as radical (and disturbing) as any revolutionary ideology.

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Poetry Review: “Zone: Selected Poems” — Reproducing the Music of Guillaume Apollinaire

January 27, 2016
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Whenever there is a choice to be made between meaning and melody, the translator tends to opt for the latter.

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Book Review: “The Pushcart War” — One for the 99%

November 14, 2014
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First published in 1964, Jean Merrill’s classic children’s novel has just been reissued by New York Review Books to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

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Book Review: Sanford Friedman’s Utterly Original “Conversations with Beethoven”

October 2, 2014
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How well Conversations with Beethoven works as fiction will depend on the engagement and imaginative powers of the reader.

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Book Review: The Poetry of Pierre Reverdy — The Search for Purity

January 31, 2014
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Pierre Reverdy’s poetry that is suspicious of the deceiving beauty of words, hence its pared-down, elemental, stylistic qualities.

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Book Interview: “1941: The Year That Keeps Returning” — Doubt is not a Fatal Weakness

January 7, 2014
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Through meticulous research, interviews, and reminiscence, this compelling book illuminates a nook in the heart of darkness.

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