Swiss Literature

Book Review: “The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair” — Beware the Hype

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair is a long but fast-paced book that walks the line between airport novel and true work of literary fiction.

Dick Horwich December 6, 2019 at 11:02 pm on Film Review: “Marriage Story” — A Divorce From HellFinished watching this movie an hour ago, and — though we didn’t find its sympathies as unbalanced as you did...
Ollie Hallowell December 5, 2019 at 5:51 pm on Critical Commentary: A Few Thoughts about John SimonA critic critiques a critic, so eloquently. Such a pleasure to read such informed and intelligent commentary.
William Marx December 5, 2019 at 3:07 pm on Opera Review: Antonio Salieri’s “Tarare” — A Startling Opera of Social CommentarySo Salieri shouldn't have been so jealous of Mozart ...
Bill Marx November 29, 2019 at 9:21 am on Book Feature: Terry Tempest Williams on the Agonies of “Erosion”I have been reading through this fine collection. Besides the essay that Bob suggests, I would recommend the Q &...
Notimportant November 25, 2019 at 1:43 am on Film Review: “The Nightingale” — Song of the PowerlessWhat in this movie says white privilege? An Irish family living in slavery is privilege. My family immigrated to the...