Stuart: A Life Lived Backwards
A homeless bum is far more than that in Alexander Masters' hands. But that doesn't save him.
Debiti
"You have all these syndicated shows about doctors and cops and lawyers, and we were thinking: Isn't it our turn?"
Cover letter
I manage anger; I am sensitive; I train others to kneel. My faith is yours, an adaptation.
Shah of Shas
Though out of his element in Iran, Kapuscinksi still makes the 1978 fall of the shah into unforgettable history.
Moonfog
Saddam Hussein’s inevitable death sentence comes as Nero fiddles.
The Lover
Viet Nam gets sensual treatment in Marguerite Duras' highly personal story of an adolescent love affair.
Andrea Lee
"A writer’s job," says Lee, "is to comment on what’s around, to tell stories."
Everyman
Say what you will, but Roth has added aging and decay to his remarkable repertory theater of themes.
The other man
Meeting "another man" can spark all kinds of relationship speculation.
Suite Française
Irène Némirovsky's novellas about the French under pressure from the Nazis are deeply impressive.
The real deal
Escape from a wedding may sometimes be limited to a trip to the bathroom.