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
Category: Myth – fiction
Novels and other works of fiction that draw on myth and superstition to tell a story.
Glimpses and sightings of an epic
Dipping into the pages of a new poetry collection by David Ferry, "Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations" (University of Chicago Press), makes me feel as giddy as I do when I hear that a new trailer of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" is about to be released. Why? Ferry is an acclaimed poet in his own … Continue reading Glimpses and sightings of an epic
Blowing off some steam with an old column
If my old Times column was a burning house, and I could only escape with one of the columns in my arms, it wouldn’t be hard for me. I’m proud of them all, but one of the earliest pieces – about a wonderful steampunk anthology – is the equivalent, for me, of grabbing your sleeping … Continue reading Blowing off some steam with an old column
Nick Owchar 
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