Feb 5, 2011

20th Century Writers

by Cliopatria

Pamela Norris,"A Short Story," Literary Review, February, reviews Kathleen Jones's Katherine Mansfield: The Story-Teller.

Ian Thompson for the Independent, 4 October, Leslie Chamberlain for the New Statesman, 14 October, and Roger Kimball,"Man of Distinctions," Literary Review, February, review Believe in People: The Essential Karel Capek.

Marsha Lederman,"Leon Uris bio reveals the epic life of one of the first celebrity authors," Globe and Mail, 21 November, and Adam Kirsch,"Macho Man," Tablet, 1 February, review Ira B. Nadel's Leon Uris: Life of a Best Seller.

Leon Aron,"A World Fiercely Observed," WSJ, 15 January, Richard Eder,"Diligent research but little heart in Brodsky biography," Boston Globe, 16 January, and Derek Mahon,"Nowhere To Go," Literary Review, February, review Lev Loseff's Joseph Brodsky: A Literary Life, trans. by Jane Ann Miller.

Benny Morris,"Fallible Memory," The Book, 3 February, reviews Kai Bird's Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978 .