Books
For a long novel, City on Fire is generously accessible and one of its strengths is in its absorbing, immersive momentum.
Read MoreThese three books by Patrick Modiano are short, intense, and sensuous.
Read MoreTaken together, these entertaining early novels present a noteworthy collection—particularly for Samuel R. Delany fans.
Read MoreMy biggest gripe is with a central tenet of Jonathan Franzen’s fiction: communication between generations is impossible.
Read MoreThe Library of America has done its part to applaud Arthur Miller’s 100th birthday with a handsome 3-volume set of his plays.
Read MoreClive James gets the most out of whatever’s on the page and isn’t shy about making larger connections.
Read MoreJay Parini has provided an important slice of literary and cultural history as well as a portrait of a man.
Read MoreTram 83 mirrors the most sordid and chaotic features of contemporary African cities, in which non-Africans also remain intimately and often deviously involved.
Read MoreAlthough there is a strangely dour tinge to this biography of Peggy Guggenheim, Francine Prose is ultimately fair.
Read Moreit’s useful to be reminded that Ronald Reagan, the revered All-American icon, was more simulacrum than savior.
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