In Defense of Pevear and Volokhonsky
Janet Malcolm contributes the latest polemic against Richard Pevear and Linda Volokhonsky (hereafter P&V), the famed husband-and-wife translators of the Russian classics, whose preeminence in their field is now being … Continue reading
4 June 2016 · 4 Comments
Toni Morrison, God Help the Child
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a fine novel. Not perfect, not even really complete in a writing-workshop “craft” sense, but … Continue reading
24 April 2015 · Leave a comment
Notes on Anna Karenina (2012)
To get evaluation out of the way, I’ll say I liked it. Of course I liked it! It was more or less an entertainment, a revel for the bookish. Target … Continue reading
25 November 2012 · Leave a comment
