John Guillory’s “Cultural Capital,” published amid the 1990s canon wars, became a classic. In a follow-up, “Professing Criticism,” he takes on his field’s deep funk.
Tag: Books and Literature
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Translating Kafka’s Diaries Reveals a New Side of the Writer
Translating Kafka’s diaries revealed a writer even more alive than English-language readers have previously known.
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Alex Prud’homme Wishes He Was in the Room Where It Happened
“That toothsome meal arguably saved the Republic,” says the journalist, whose new book is “Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House,” of Thomas Jefferson’s so-called Dinner Table Bargain. “The debate at Jefferson’s reverberates today.”
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13 New Books Coming in February
A salty historical romp, two deep dives into the entertainment industry, a handful of memoirs and Salman Rushdie’s much-anticipated new novel, “Victory City.”
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Her Culture Was Suppressed for Centuries. Now It Powers Her Best Seller.
Ann-Helén Laestadius grew up among the Sámi, an Indigenous people living near the Arctic Circle, in Europe. Her novel, “Stolen,” a success in her native Sweden, reflects that culture to a broad audience.