Other Works

For all works by Christopher Winner that are not within the Area 51 or Boyhood Empire categories.

The Fictions of Bruno Schulz (“The Street of Crocodiles”/”Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass”)

By Christopher P. Winner | February 12th, 2011

Though Bruno Schulz got little time to show it, his vision was among literature's greatest.

Egypt's version of People Power is has the strengths and shortcomings of spontaneity.

Two centuries ago, Russian historian Nikolai Karamzin traveled to Europe and returned a changed man. What he'd seen surpassed the [...]

WikiLeaks is perilously close to undermining the foundations of investigative journalism.

Pap Khouma's 1980s immigrant saga has its roots in a gentler, softer Italy, now long-gone.

Warning of potential terrorist risks is no substitute for a history lesson.

Portrayals of Italy as economically stagnant miss a deeper trickery.

Modern-day terrorist are making inroads the Italian Red Brigades could only dream about.

Sexual transgression varies, so where does that put Amanda Knox in terms of Silvio Berlusconi?

Hoffmann's hard-to-find Rome homage makes eternal seem like a dirty word.

Silvio Berlusconi's latest bad news plays into a drama-laden script, making it worse than predictable.

Paul Hoffmann's 1997 recollection of Rome contains eternal wisdom, and considerable wit.