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By Caldwell Titcomb Murray Perahia is the greatest living pianist – and you can take that to the bank. In 1974 I went to Boston’s Jordan Hall to hear a recital by the famous British tenor Peter Pears (1910-86), who would be knighted four years later. At the end of the concert it was clear…
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Nausheen Eusuf’s deep affection for language and sound is omnipresent.
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The artist is currently facing the existential throes of art-world fame and fortune.
Read MoreTony Judt is an American treasure, in time he may prove as great to our country as George Orwell and Albert Camus are to theirs.
Read MoreThis meticulous biography of Anglo-American poet Denise Levertov is the labor of many years and of deep reflection and care.
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This is another visit to the world of Spinal Tap. I had some good laughs, and that might be enough.
Read MoreA new book gives a philosophical analysis of American culture’s obsession with nonsense.
Read MoreStefan Zweig’s was a dramatic, action-packed, intense epic of a life, but Oliver Matuschek’s biography, Three Lives, simply plods along.
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Two books chase the devil’s tail as they examine America’s evil ways.
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Book Review: “The Miró Worm and the Mysteries of Writing’ — Pursuing Creative Inwardness
The ascendancy of digital life is acknowledged as unshakable, but in these essays Sven Birkerts offers useful insights into how serious writers can carry on.
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