Other Work by Christopher Winner
The Fictions of Bruno Schulz (“The Street of Crocodiles”/”Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass”)
Though Bruno Schulz got little time to show it, his vision was among literature's greatest.
Ignition
Egypt's version of People Power is has the strengths and shortcomings of spontaneity.
The Russia house
Two centuries ago, Russian historian Nikolai Karamzin traveled to Europe and returned a changed man. What he'd seen surpassed the [...]
How deep the leak?
WikiLeaks is perilously close to undermining the foundations of investigative journalism.
I Was an Elephant Salesman
Pap Khouma's 1980s immigrant saga has its roots in a gentler, softer Italy, now long-gone.
Retrodeath
Warning of potential terrorist risks is no substitute for a history lesson.
Notes from Oz
Portrayals of Italy as economically stagnant miss a deeper trickery.
Castle and moat
Modern-day terrorist are making inroads the Italian Red Brigades could only dream about.
Sex and the shifty “I”
Sexual transgression varies, so where does that put Amanda Knox in terms of Silvio Berlusconi?
Rome: The Sweet Tempestuous Life
Hoffmann's hard-to-find Rome homage makes eternal seem like a dirty word.
The puppetmaster
Silvio Berlusconi's latest bad news plays into a drama-laden script, making it worse than predictable.
The Seasons of Rome: A Journal
Paul Hoffmann's 1997 recollection of Rome contains eternal wisdom, and considerable wit.
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Christopher P. Winner
Paris-born Christopher P. Winner began his long journalistic career as sports editor of the now-defunct Rome Daily American in 1975.