Two American authors in the 1920s set out on a common task, without knowing it. William Faulkner and Willa Cather … More
Tag: Tolstoy
58. (Leo Tolstoy)
Rather than say anything about Tolstoy, I want to try to explain what I think would be the sort of … More
33. (Stendhal)
Minor characters blaze into majority; major events are subordinated to asides; the tempo feels all wrong, the climax abrupt, the … More
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