Oct 26, 2018
Week in review
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On the ghosts of Kirk, a séance for Gaskell, the trouble with Trilling & more.
Topic: “Fiction”
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.
Books June 2018
A writer’s writer
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Fiction chronicle May 2018
Not just remembrance
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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.
Features May 2018
“The Idiot” savant
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On Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Idiot.
Reconsiderations December 2017
A cycle of madness
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A new look at Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman.
Features May 2017
Doubling in Dublin
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On The Real People of Joyce’s Ulysses by Vivien Igoe.