Let's review our mythology for a moment, shall we? The centaur's a mythological hybrid, a creature made up of seemingly irreconcilable halves that somehow manages to live and function anyways … possesses great strength, nobility, wisdom. In John La Farge's hands, add beauty and femininity to the mix: For the past couple months, the … Continue reading Delbanco’s centaur
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Staying up late with A.L. Kennedy
I've mentioned before how much I adore A.L. Kennedy's columns on writing in the Guardian. There are many people who post items on this topic, and not very many are successful at it. Either they sound too academic or preachy or remote from anything that we care about. But not Kennedy -- her pieces have always managed to … Continue reading Staying up late with A.L. Kennedy
Literary exits: Nicholas Delbanco on artistic lives cut short
Like other successful contemporary novelists – John Updike, for instance, or A.S. Byatt (take your pick) -- Nicholas Delbanco is at ease as both creator and critic. In his oeuvre, several critical studies and essay collections walk alongside his acclaimed novels, including, most recently, Sherbrookes, a reconstitution of his trilogy about a Vermont family as … Continue reading Literary exits: Nicholas Delbanco on artistic lives cut short
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