Oct 26, 2018
Week in review
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On the ghosts of Kirk, a séance for Gaskell, the trouble with Trilling & more.
On the ghosts of Kirk, a séance for Gaskell, the trouble with Trilling & more.
On a curious operatic passage in a detective novel.
On Gothic tales, medieval monsters, New York state tourism & more from the world of culture.
On crime fiction, Four Seasons, Central Park scavenger hunts & more from the world of culture.
On ballet, the Frick Collection, Spark’s fiery fiction & more.
On Nightmare in Berlin by Hans Fallada, Theory of Shadows by Paolo Maurensig, A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré & The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Koreaby Bandi.
On Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Idiot.
A new look at Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman.
On The Real People of Joyce’s Ulysses by Vivien Igoe.