Notebook October 2016
Afghan artisanship reborn
On the Turquoise Mountain Institute and the revival of classical craftsmanship in Afghanistan.
On the Turquoise Mountain Institute and the revival of classical craftsmanship in Afghanistan.
On the passing of the prolific English poet.
On the tribulations of a towering art-world figure.
On the political degradation of new music.
Looking back on the achievements of the author’s tragically short life.
On the complicated relationship between the writers.
Though now largely unknown, Richard Krebs, who wrote under the pen name Jan Valtin, was one of the most successful writers of the 1940s.
A new interpretation of Monet’s great work.
Elena Ferrante’s novels reveal the violent state of Southern Italy.
Remembering the poet, artist, and critic.