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Tag: Books and Literature
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A Clash of Civilizations Brought to Life
For Álvaro Enrigue, a novelist fascinated with historical detail, the first meeting of the Aztecs and Spanish conquistadors is the obsession of a lifetime. He brings it to life in “You Dreamed of Empires.”
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Hisham Matar Discusses ‘My Friends’
Matar won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, “The Return,” mourning his homeland and his father. In his new novel, he turns to the untranslatability of exile — and friendship.
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Joseph Lelyveld, Former Top Editor of The New York Times, Dies at 86
As executive editor from 1994 to 2001, he oversaw a period of growth, expanding national and international readerships, creating new sections and ushering in the digital age with a Times website.
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What to Know About the Science of Reading
An effort to overhaul how children learn to read, known as the science of reading movement, is sweeping the country. Here’s where it stands.