Books
The Dirty Dust is a novel of almost unbelievable invention, humor, pathos, eloquence, and fury.
Read MoreFrench writer Pascal Quignard strives to peer beyond, or behind, what psychoanalysts typically rationalize as the primal parental realities.
Read MoreYasmina Reza’s dollhouse of a novel is a miniaturist’s miracle.
Read MoreA graphic novel about the death of art and the art of death
Read MoreIf James Madison was so verbose that his draft version of the First Amendment could be cut in half, then he can hardly be called an artist with words.
Read MoreLike James Baldwin, Alain Mabanckou is striving to see beyond comforting or righteous notions and grasp a world full of movement, migration, diversity, and unexpected mixtures.
Read MoreAnyone interested in understanding Europe in the 20th century, or in the fascinating metropolis that is Berlin, or in a riveting depiction of down-and-out youth who refuse to surrender to the system–will want to pick up Blood Brothers.
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Arts Commentary: Rich in Creativity — But Nothing Else