Infinite Jest is a kind of geological cross-section of a writer and a literary culture at a moment of major upheaval.
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At the heart of Erdrich’s novel is the centrality of family and the way unhappiness itself can be deeply political.
A deep philosophical exploration of the subjective nature of historical knowledge and memory runs through Anne Michaels smart and poignant new novel.
Walt Whitman is perhaps America’s most admired poet. His work, now praised for its themes of equality and democracy, was once shunned for its experimental verse and discussion of sexuality.
The end of times, and any small-scale apocalypse, has a special quality: that of distilling what is important from what is superficial and unnecessary.
