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fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

Critics Savaged Her Novel. It Sold Millions Anyway. Her New Book Has Something to Say to Them.

That Cummins' Puerto Rican grandmother should come into this discussion seems very much a product of the heated cultural moment into which American Dirt was published.
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fromKqed
3 months ago
Books

The 6 Best New Books This Week Showcase Top Talent

Samuel Clemens' varied early efforts shaped his legendary success as Mark Twain, highlighting the complexity of ambition and achievement.
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago
History

The Not at All Funny Life of Mark Twain

Twain's personal life was marred by gullibility and emotional immaturity despite his literary genius.
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fromHarvard Gazette
3 months ago

Memorial Minute for Walter Jacob Kaiser, 84 - Harvard Gazette

Walter Jacob Kaiser significantly impacted Renaissance studies and literary translation, leaving a lasting legacy in academia.
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fromMedievalists.net
4 months ago

New Medieval Books: Enchanted Creatures - Medievalists.net

Monsters across cultures reveal deep, enduring human fascinations and fears, persisting from childhood fantasies into adulthood.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Mario Vargas Llosa: An Appreciation

John Updike's literary critiques in The New Yorker significantly influenced American readership and recognized the genius of Vargas Llosa.
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