Jan 28, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Ulysses, figurative art, the Temple of Hera at Olympa & more from the world of culture.
Topic: “Fiction”
Reconsiderations February 2020
No flash in the pan
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On the beloved brainchild of George MacDonald Fraser.
Fiction chronicle November 2019
First persons, singular
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On The Ditch by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett; Family Record by Patrick Modiano, translated by Mark Polizzotti; Metropolitan Stories: A Novel by Christine Coulson; and Girl: A Novel by Edna O’Brien.
Jul 23, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On East End art, music at St. Paul’s, the latest campus novel & more from the world of culture.
May 31, 2019
Week in review
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On Shakespeare’s late plays, autofiction, Notre-Dame redux & more.
May 20, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On De Kooning, New York City Ballet, Churchill’s letters to his mother & more from the world of culture.
May 17, 2019
Week in review
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On Pieter Bruegel, Harper Lee, Paglia’s provocations & more.
Fiction chronicle May 2019
Myths, legends & monsters
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On Metamorphica, by Zachary Mason; The Thirty-Five Timely & Untimely Deaths of Cumberland County, by Mason Ball; 77, by Guillermo Saccomanno; Article 35: A Novel, by Tanguy Viel; and Rock and Roll Is Life, by D. J. Taylor.