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The New Yorker
1 month ago
Writing

Garth Risk Hallberg Takes On the Life-and-Times Novel

The concept of 'The Great American Novel' has evolved, and contemporary American novelists are recognized for consistent production rather than a single monumental work. [ more ]
#paul-auster
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Writing

Paul Auster obituary

Auster's work delves into intimacy, chance, and truth-telling, presenting eerie states of solitude that resonate with readers. He restores miracles and fateful catastrophe to American literature. [ more ]
time.com
1 month ago
Writing

Paul Auster, Prolific and Experimental Man of Letters and Filmmaker, Dies at 77

Paul Auster, a renowned writer and filmmaker known for inventive narratives, has passed away at 77.
Auster's works were admired overseas for his cosmopolitan worldview and erudite style, though he didn't achieve major commercial success in the U.S. [ more ]
Boston.com
1 month ago
Writing

Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77

Paul Auster, a renowned American writer and filmmaker known for inventive narratives, blending history, politics, genre experiments, and self-references, has passed away at 77. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Writing

Paul Auster obituary

Auster's work delves into intimacy, chance, and truth-telling, presenting eerie states of solitude that resonate with readers. He restores miracles and fateful catastrophe to American literature. [ more ]
time.com
1 month ago
Writing

Paul Auster, Prolific and Experimental Man of Letters and Filmmaker, Dies at 77

Paul Auster, a renowned writer and filmmaker known for inventive narratives, has passed away at 77.
Auster's works were admired overseas for his cosmopolitan worldview and erudite style, though he didn't achieve major commercial success in the U.S. [ more ]
Boston.com
1 month ago
Writing

Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77

Paul Auster, a renowned American writer and filmmaker known for inventive narratives, blending history, politics, genre experiments, and self-references, has passed away at 77. [ more ]
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#percival-everett
The New Yorker
3 months ago
Books

Percival Everett's Philosophical Twist on "Huckleberry Finn"

Percival Everett's novels challenge conventional literary criticism
Everett's latest novel 'James' explores complex themes through the characters of Jim and Huck [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Books

Percival Everett gives Mark Twain's classic story about Huck a new voice in 'James'

Huck Finn remains a celebrated yet contentious book in American literature.
Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett releases a retelling of the story from Jim's perspective. [ more ]
The New Yorker
3 months ago
Books

Percival Everett's Philosophical Twist on "Huckleberry Finn"

Percival Everett's novels challenge conventional literary criticism
Everett's latest novel 'James' explores complex themes through the characters of Jim and Huck [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Books

Percival Everett gives Mark Twain's classic story about Huck a new voice in 'James'

Huck Finn remains a celebrated yet contentious book in American literature.
Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett releases a retelling of the story from Jim's perspective. [ more ]
morepercival-everett
#literary-canon
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

Choosing America's Greatest Novels

The list includes 136 fiction works from the past 100 years
The canon of significant novels is always fluid and subject to change. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

The Great American Novels

The concept of the Great American Novel has evolved over time, reflecting changes in society and literature.
A diverse panel of experts was consulted to curate a list of novels representing the American canon over the past 100 years. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

The Great American Novels

The concept of the Great American Novel has evolved over time.
Defining the American canon involves considering novels published in the US or intended to be. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

Choosing America's Greatest Novels

The list includes 136 fiction works from the past 100 years
The canon of significant novels is always fluid and subject to change. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

The Great American Novels

The concept of the Great American Novel has evolved over time, reflecting changes in society and literature.
A diverse panel of experts was consulted to curate a list of novels representing the American canon over the past 100 years. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Books

The Great American Novels

The concept of the Great American Novel has evolved over time.
Defining the American canon involves considering novels published in the US or intended to be. [ more ]
moreliterary-canon
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Books

Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman review acid comedy of precarity

Anxiety in postwar American novels has evolved into defeatism and satire in contemporary works due to societal changes.
Novels reflect contemporary American life's reality of concentrated resources, class system calcification, and limited social mobility. [ more ]
The Nation
4 months ago
Books

The Magic of Reading Bernard Malamud

Jewish American writing was a significant genre shaping American literature in past decades, with notable writers like Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, and Bernard Malamud. [ more ]
The New York Review of Books
4 months ago
Books

'A Fiendish Fascination' | David S. Reynolds

Antisemitism appeared in various genres of American literature in the two decades before the Civil War.
The portrayal of Jews as villainous and exotic was a common stereotype in pre-Civil War literature. [ more ]
WSJ
7 months ago
Writing

The Stories of William Faulkner: Mississippi's Talebearer

Faulkner initially pursued poetry before turning to short stories and eventually novels.
Between 1929 and 1936, Faulkner produced a highly inventive body of work. [ more ]
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