Writing and translating “The Backstreets,” a book about the oppressive environment faced by Uyghurs in China, was a danger to those involved.
Tag: Books and Literature
-
Andrew Sean Greer on His New Novel, ‘Less Is Lost’
Andrew Sean Greer was elated, if a little confounded, when his 2017 novel “Less” received the award. Now he’s following it with a sequel, which he knows might raise some eyebrows. So what if it’s unseemly?
-
Friedrich Schelling’s Philosophy Can Help Us Through the Climate Crisis
Friedrich Schelling’s ideas might provide a foundation on which to anchor the fight for our climate and our survival.
-
We Helped Our Father Write His Last Story
In a certain sense, we’d been preparing our whole lives to help him tell this story. We’d always been listening.
-
Javier Marías, to Many the Greatest Living Spanish Novelist, Dies at 70
A regular nominee for the Nobel, his books were as popular as they were lauded, filled with themes of mystery, betrayal and the moral weight of the past.