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Roth Returns, With 'Indignation' And Virtuosity
September 15, 2008 The late-period novels of Philip Roth — arguably, America's greatest living writer — have unflinchingly chronicled the perils of old age. But vibrant youth is at the center of Roth's newest work, making its hard truths all the more resonant — and crushing.
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Notes From The Undocumented 'Underground'
August 4, 2008 In oral histories, undocumented immigrants tell their stories of anxiety, alienation and loneliness.
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Poetry Beneath The 'Senselessness'
July 25, 2008 In Horacio Castellanos Moya's dazzling novel, a boozing hack writer chronicling the stories of Central American natives finds both poetry and paranoia.
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Appreciating Buford's Passionate 'Heat'
July 25, 2006 Book critic Oscar Villalon offers his appreciation of Bill Buford's new memoir Heat. Inspired by Italian star chef Mario Batali, Buford experiences a trial by fire in the kitchen of one of New York's top restaurants.
