Jan 21, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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Don’t miss Biss, a new Proust translation, Park Avenue antiques & more from the world of culture.
Topic: “Fiction”
Jan 14, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Linn Ullmann, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, the Chippendale legacy & more from the world of culture.
Jan 01, 2019
James Panero on the ghost stories of Russell Kirk
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On Russell Kirk’s ghost stories & published fiction.
Fiction chronicle November 2018
Three dystopias & a disappearance
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On Hazards of Time Travel: A Novel, by Joyce Carol Oates; Kolyma Stories, by Varlam Shalamov; The Kremlin Ball, by Curzio Malaparte, & To the Back of Beyond, by Peter Stamm.
Books November 2018
The conscious genius
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Oct 26, 2018
Week in review
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On the ghosts of Kirk, a séance for Gaskell, the trouble with Trilling & more.
Sep 07, 2018
Songburst
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On a curious operatic passage in a detective novel.
Aug 13, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Gothic tales, medieval monsters, New York state tourism & more from the world of culture.
Jul 23, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On crime fiction, Four Seasons, Central Park scavenger hunts & more from the world of culture.
Jun 30, 2018
Week in review
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On ballet, the Frick Collection, Spark’s fiery fiction & more.