In his new novel, "Ancient Light" (Alfred A. Knopf), John Banville does what he's always done best: Gives us a brooding narrator with an evocative, meaning-laden name and a past in need of unraveling. And don't forget the lyricism. Always there's lyricism. There must be lyricism. We meet Alexander Cleave (there's the name, suggesting some … Continue reading New this month: John Banville’s “Ancient Light” and the fantasies of young men
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Waiting for the hump
So, skeletal remains found under a parking lot in Leicester may belong to crookback Richard III, darker and more sinister-looking in Shakespeare's play than Darth Vader was the first time you saw him stalking down the blockade runner corridor in "A New Hope." But a bit of personal interaction with Philippa Gregory in my previous … Continue reading Waiting for the hump
Over and over and over again
Next time you feel that you're not being productive, that your day amounts to nothing more than an exercise in wheel-spinning, take heed from some lovely words in Chris Arthur's recently published essay collection, "On the Shoreline of Knowledge: Irish Wanderings" (Sightline Books/University of Iowa Press). Success is measured in linear terms in our society. … Continue reading Over and over and over again
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