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Misery’s fogs

by Gary Greenberg,

Is depression a diagnosis or a distraction?

A forest of bamboo

by William H. Gass,

The trouble with Nietzsche

Grace of accuracy

by Nicholas Fraser,

Robert Lowell's revealing letters

A world unto himself

by Wyatt Mason,

The reward of waiting for a debut novel

Markets gone wild

by Jack Beatty,

American history and the myth of free trade

Untitled

by Laura Kipnis,

Make it newish

by Wyatt Mason,

E.E. Cummings, plagiarism, and the perils of originality

Day-tripper

by Jennifer Szalai,

The mundane raptures of Ian McEwan

Many types of ambiguity

by Robert Boyers,

The enigma of Ingeborg Bachmann

Ready-made rebellion

by Jonathan Dee,

The empty tropes of transgressive fiction

The cat came back

by Peter Canby,

Alpha predators and the new wilderness

The Enlightenment is dead! Long live the Enlightenment!

by Terry Eagleton,

Underworld

by Adam Hochschild,

Capturing India's impossible city

The pen or the gun

by Benjamin Austen,

Zakes Mda and the post-apartheid novel

The pages of sin

by Arthur Krystal,

Indulging in the seven deadlies

Lucky Berlin

by Nicholas Fraser,

Isaiah's adventures on campus

The anti-profiler

by Lee Siegel,

The verbal burlesque of A.J. Liebling

The Right Quagmire

by Greg Grandin,

Searching history for an imperial alibi

Among the believers

by David A. Hollinger,

The politics of sin and secularism

The apocalypse will be televised

by Gene Lyons,

Armageddon in an age of entertainment

La vie treshorrificque

by William H. Gass,

Anywhere out of this world

by Nicholas Delbanco,

On why all writing is travel writing

A form of incomprehension

by Guy Davenport,

The curious phenomenon of Borges

by Benjamin Moser,

The bloody history of the Lone Star State

Flying up and flying down

by Wyatt Mason,

The rise and fall of the American superhero

The novelist and the hangman

by Paul West,

When horror invades protocol

Harvest of a quiet eye

by Jennifer Szalai,

J.M. Coetzee and the art of lucidity

Invitation to a crucifixion

by Francine Prose,

Fundamentalism goes to Hollywood

A generous mind

by Robert Boyers,

The realism of Natalia Ginzburg

The infinite’s jest

by William H. Gass,

Stanley Elkin imagines the life after life

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Insight on the latest books, films, theater, and music.

Misery’s fogs

A forest of bamboo

Grace of accuracy

A world unto himself

Markets gone wild

Untitled

Make it newish

Day-tripper

Many types of ambiguity

Ready-made rebellion

The cat came back

The Enlightenment is dead! Long live the Enlightenment!

Underworld

The pen or the gun

The pages of sin

Lucky Berlin

The anti-profiler

The Right Quagmire

Among the believers

The apocalypse will be televised

La vie treshorrificque

Anywhere out of this world

A form of incomprehension

Appellation Texas contrÃ´lÃ©e

Flying up and flying down

The novelist and the hangman

Harvest of a quiet eye

Invitation to a crucifixion

A generous mind

The infinite’s jest

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Misery’s fogs

A forest of bamboo

Grace of accuracy

A world unto himself

Markets gone wild

Untitled

Make it newish

Day-tripper

Many types of ambiguity

Ready-made rebellion

The cat came back

The Enlightenment is dead! Long live the Enlightenment!

Underworld

The pen or the gun

The pages of sin

Lucky Berlin

The anti-profiler

The Right Quagmire

Among the believers

The apocalypse will be televised

La vie treshorrificque

Anywhere out of this world

A form of incomprehension

Appellation Texas contrÃ´lÃ©e

Flying up and flying down

The novelist and the hangman

Harvest of a quiet eye

Invitation to a crucifixion

A generous mind

The infinite’s jest

August 2005

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