Review
The book is crafted, sentence for sentence, as a seemingly impossibly layered mindscape — rich if not overripe in what must be metaphor, must be symbolism.
This is a measured book, harrowing at times but also thoroughly enjoyable. It’s a fun read about a rape trial.
Two portraits of champions: a famous fighter for civil rights and a little girl who loves chess.
Played and sung with verve in its New England premiere, “Frederick Douglass” stands as the most significant revival BMOP has undertaken in recent years.
How should artists live under autocracy? A Cold War Polish poet doesn’t have good answers, but offers chilling advice.
For those seeking adventure away from cookie-cutter arena rock, Phish still fit the bill.
“Room on the Sea” is impressively crafted and written, but its lack of bite, drive, and action left me restless.
Still, even with its flaws, this short book is an important contribution to literature by and about atomic bomb survivors because it underlines their indispensable value as witnesses.
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou demonstrates just how mercurial and influential Ravel could be; composer-pianist Stephen Hough’s Piano Concerto casts a Ravel-like spell.
As always, the festival supplied some revelations, plus films from countries now prominent in the news.
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