Alan Cheuse http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101701&ft=1&f=2101701 Alan Cheuse has been reviewing books on <em>All Things Considered</em> since the 1980s. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Alan Cheuse http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101701&ft=1&f=2101701 yes How To Put This 'Delicate'-ly ... Not Le Carre's Best Work A dirty deed and official cover-up drive the plot in John le Carre's <em>A Delicate Truth</em>. The novel sets its sights on old-boy corruption and corporate criminality at the heart of the "Deep State," but critic Alan Cheuse finds this latest effort lacks the tension of le Carre's Cold War novels. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/16/182354424/how-to-put-this-delicate-ly-not-le-carres-best-work?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/16/182354424/how-to-put-this-delicate-ly-not-le-carres-best-work?ft=1&f=2101701 A dirty deed and official cover-up drive the plot in John le Carre's <em>A Delicate Truth</em>. The novel sets its sights on old-boy corruption and corporate criminality at the heart of the "Deep State," but critic Alan Cheuse finds this latest effort lacks the tension of le Carre's Cold War novels. no A dirty deed and official cover-up drive the plot in John le Carre's A Delicate Truth. The novel sets its sights on old-boy corruption and corporate criminality at the heart of the "Deep State," but critic Alan Cheuse finds this latest effort lacks the tension of le Carre's Cold War novels.

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]]> Book Review: 'A Nearly Perfect Copy' Book critic Alan Cheuse has a review of <em>A Nearly Perfect Copy</em> by Allison Amend. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182938660&ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182938660&ft=1&f=2101701 Book critic Alan Cheuse has a review of <em>A Nearly Perfect Copy</em> by Allison Amend. 142 no Book critic Alan Cheuse has a review of A Nearly Perfect Copy by Allison Amend.

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]]> Book Review: 'Our Man In Iraq' Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the novel <em>Our Man in Iraq</em> by Robert Perisic. Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182656435&ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182656435&ft=1&f=2101701 Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the novel <em>Our Man in Iraq</em> by Robert Perisic. 166 no Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the novel Our Man in Iraq by Robert Perisic.

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]]> Book Review: 'The Blue Fox' Critic Alan Cheuse has a review of <em>The Blue Fox</em> written by the Icelandic novelist Sjon, who also writes lyrics for Bjork. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/12/177067528/book-review-the-blue-fox?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/12/177067528/book-review-the-blue-fox?ft=1&f=2101701 Critic Alan Cheuse has a review of <em>The Blue Fox</em> written by the Icelandic novelist Sjon, who also writes lyrics for Bjork. 153 no Critic Alan Cheuse has a review of The Blue Fox written by the Icelandic novelist Sjon, who also writes lyrics for Bjork.

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]]> Book Review: 'Submergence' Critic Alan Cheuse has his review of the new novel <em>Submergence</em> by Scottish journalist J.M. Ledgard. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176368223/book-review-submergence?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176368223/book-review-submergence?ft=1&f=2101701 Critic Alan Cheuse has his review of the new novel <em>Submergence</em> by Scottish journalist J.M. Ledgard. 135 no Critic Alan Cheuse has his review of the new novel Submergence by Scottish journalist J.M. Ledgard.

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]]> Real Writing, Real Life In Salter's 'All That Is' James Salter is a master prose stylist whose deceptively simple sentences reveal the sensations and truth of experience. In <em>All That Is,</em> he conjures the life and times of Philip Bowman, who, returning to New York after World War II, pursues love and a publishing career, with unequal success. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/03/175355818/real-writing-real-life-in-salters-all-that-is?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/03/175355818/real-writing-real-life-in-salters-all-that-is?ft=1&f=2101701 James Salter is a master prose stylist whose deceptively simple sentences reveal the sensations and truth of experience. In <em>All That Is,</em> he conjures the life and times of Philip Bowman, who, returning to New York after World War II, pursues love and a publishing career, with unequal success. no James Salter is a master prose stylist whose deceptively simple sentences reveal the sensations and truth of experience. In All That Is, he conjures the life and times of Philip Bowman, who, returning to New York after World War II, pursues love and a publishing career, with unequal success.

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]]> Book Review: 'Odds Against Tomorrow' Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the novel <em>Odds Against Tomorrow</em> by Nathaniel Rich. Cheuse says Rich is a young writer to keep an eye on. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/01/175955816/book-review-odds-against-tomorrow?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/01/175955816/book-review-odds-against-tomorrow?ft=1&f=2101701 Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the novel <em>Odds Against Tomorrow</em> by Nathaniel Rich. Cheuse says Rich is a young writer to keep an eye on. 125 no Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the novel Odds Against Tomorrow by Nathaniel Rich. Cheuse says Rich is a young writer to keep an eye on.

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]]> Book Review: 'All That Is' Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the new novel <em>All That Is</em> by James Salter. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/27/175502093/book-review-all-that-is?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/27/175502093/book-review-all-that-is?ft=1&f=2101701 Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the new novel <em>All That Is</em> by James Salter. 163 no Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the new novel All That Is by James Salter.

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]]> Book Review: 'Hotel Juarez' Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the new short story collection <em>Hotel Juarez</em> by Daniel Chacon. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/21/174976074/book-review-hotel-juarez?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/21/174976074/book-review-hotel-juarez?ft=1&f=2101701 Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the new short story collection <em>Hotel Juarez</em> by Daniel Chacon. 121 no Critic Alan Cheuse reviews the new short story collection Hotel Juarez by Daniel Chacon.

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]]> Tigers, Scholars And Smugglers, All 'At Home' In Sprawling Novel Jean-Marie Blas de Robles' novel <em>Where Tigers Are at Home</em> won France's 2008 Prix Medicis. It's now out in English, and reviewer Alan Cheuse says it will appeal to readers who like the complexity of Umberto Eco, with "an adventure plot straight out of Michael Crichton." Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/20/174118236/tigers-scholars-and-smugglers-all-at-home-in-sprawling-novel?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/20/174118236/tigers-scholars-and-smugglers-all-at-home-in-sprawling-novel?ft=1&f=2101701 Jean-Marie Blas de Robles' novel <em>Where Tigers Are at Home</em> won France's 2008 Prix Medicis. It's now out in English, and reviewer Alan Cheuse says it will appeal to readers who like the complexity of Umberto Eco, with "an adventure plot straight out of Michael Crichton." no Jean-Marie Blas de Robles' novel Where Tigers Are at Home won France's 2008 Prix Medicis. It's now out in English, and reviewer Alan Cheuse says it will appeal to readers who like the complexity of Umberto Eco, with "an adventure plot straight out of Michael Crichton."

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]]> Book Review: 'Where Tigers Are At Home' Alan Cheuse reviews <em>Where Tigers Are At Home</em> by Jean-Marie Blas de Robles. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/15/174445630/review-where-tigers-are-at-home?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/15/174445630/review-where-tigers-are-at-home?ft=1&f=2101701 Alan Cheuse reviews <em>Where Tigers Are At Home</em> by Jean-Marie Blas de Robles. no Alan Cheuse reviews Where Tigers Are At Home by Jean-Marie Blas de Robles.

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]]> Book Review: 'A Tale For The Time Being' Alan Cheuse reviews the novel <em>A Tale for the Time Being</em> by Ruth Ozeki. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/13/174231273/book-review-a-tale-for-the-time-being?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/13/174231273/book-review-a-tale-for-the-time-being?ft=1&f=2101701 Alan Cheuse reviews the novel <em>A Tale for the Time Being</em> by Ruth Ozeki. 167 no Alan Cheuse reviews the novel A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki.

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]]> Hamid's How-To For Success, 'Filthy Rich' In Irony Mohsin Hamid's <em>How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia</em> presents itself as a how-to manual for success in South Asia. The story of a street urchin's corrupt path to prosperity, the novel puts critic Alan Cheuse in mind of that quintessential American story of an unscrupulous striver, <em>The Great Gatsby.</em> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/05/172897018/hamids-how-to-for-success-filthy-rich-in-irony?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/05/172897018/hamids-how-to-for-success-filthy-rich-in-irony?ft=1&f=2101701 Mohsin Hamid's <em>How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia</em> presents itself as a how-to manual for success in South Asia. The story of a street urchin's corrupt path to prosperity, the novel puts critic Alan Cheuse in mind of that quintessential American story of an unscrupulous striver, <em>The Great Gatsby.</em> 117 no Mohsin Hamid's How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia presents itself as a how-to manual for success in South Asia. The story of a street urchin's corrupt path to prosperity, the novel puts critic Alan Cheuse in mind of that quintessential American story of an unscrupulous striver, The Great Gatsby.

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]]> Under Ogawa's Macabre, Metafictional Spell Fiction is reality and reality fiction in <em>Revenge,</em> Yoko Ogawa's absorbing cycle of interlinked, eerie tales. Readers may detect the shadows of Murakami, Borges and Poe, but, says critic Alan Cheuse, Ogawa's delicious tales cast their own singular spell. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/25/170069725/under-ogawa-s-macabre-metafictional-spell?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/25/170069725/under-ogawa-s-macabre-metafictional-spell?ft=1&f=2101701 Fiction is reality and reality fiction in <em>Revenge,</em> Yoko Ogawa's absorbing cycle of interlinked, eerie tales. Readers may detect the shadows of Murakami, Borges and Poe, but, says critic Alan Cheuse, Ogawa's delicious tales cast their own singular spell. 154 no Fiction is reality and reality fiction in Revenge, Yoko Ogawa's absorbing cycle of interlinked, eerie tales. Readers may detect the shadows of Murakami, Borges and Poe, but, says critic Alan Cheuse, Ogawa's delicious tales cast their own singular spell.

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]]> Brutality, Balkan Style In A Satiric 'Stone City' No good deed goes unpunished, and no one escapes Ismail Kadare's satire in this madcap indictment of Balkan totalitarianism. Set in Albania during WWII and its aftermath, <em>The Fall of the Stone City</em> is an incisive, biting work by a master of dark comedy. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/21/170588615/brutality-balkan-style-in-a-satiric-stone-city?ft=1&f=2101701 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/21/170588615/brutality-balkan-style-in-a-satiric-stone-city?ft=1&f=2101701 No good deed goes unpunished, and no one escapes Ismail Kadare's satire in this madcap indictment of Balkan totalitarianism. Set in Albania during WWII and its aftermath, <em>The Fall of the Stone City</em> is an incisive, biting work by a master of dark comedy. 128 no No good deed goes unpunished, and no one escapes Ismail Kadare's satire in this madcap indictment of Balkan totalitarianism. Set in Albania during WWII and its aftermath, The Fall of the Stone City is an incisive, biting work by a master of dark comedy.

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