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What a pleasure it is to revel in this work, which expresses enduring values in such an original way.
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Good essays about art help us learn to see. Wonderful essays about the artists in our lives — which means all the artists through history, because, as Peter Schjeldahl so eloquently puts it, “all art is contemporary” —- help us learn how to live.
Read MoreGöran Rosenberg has written a calm yet passionate account of events after Auschwitz, a memoir marked by great intelligence and equally great emotional intensity.
Read MoreThis book captures — beautifully — poet John Ashbery’s youth and dreams and struggles.
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Here is a composite review of some recent fiction by women. Some are more successful than others, but all are worth a look.
Read More“To the End of the Land” is about the devastation of war, how war erodes the human spirit, yet how that spirit is far more resilient that we may have ever suspected.
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Here we have the story of a young Czech woman who could not only take a piece of fabric and shape it into a gorgeous dress, but could also take her experiences during WWII and shape them into a compelling memoir.
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I hope this centennial will inspire readers to immerse themselves in this enormously important, rich, and vibrant work.
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Book Review: “Fearless Women” — A Vivid, Rounded Portrait of the Choices Facing America’s Women
Fearless Women is so well-written, so well researched, and so engaging that you will find it of real value even as it tells some stories you thought you already knew.
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