Herbert the Not So Well Known
CAAF and Mr. Tingle discuss the feasibility of his writing her novel, and arrive at a plan: He’ll tell the story of his father’s life using the text of Jude the Obscure…
CAAF and Mr. Tingle discuss the feasibility of his writing her novel, and arrive at a plan: He’ll tell the story of his father’s life using the text of Jude the Obscure…
Reviewing an Eliot bio, Terry Eagleton asks why some critics, “like doting parents deaf to all criticism of their obnoxious children,” are hell-bent on defending their subjects. (Via)
In the current NYRB, Pankaj Mishra admires Hisham Matar’s In the Country of Men and Laila Lalami’s Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits.
George Saunders’ Pastoralia is that unusual book that appeals to Mr. Maud and me equally. Over the years it has sown mild discord in our household. As in: “Hey, isn’t it my turn to read that now?” “No, I’m pretty sure it’s mine.” This morning I’m spreading the Saunders love by giving away a matched set of his Pastoralia, . . .