The humorist Jean Shepherd—whose writings inspired A Christmas Story—left a surprisingly deep impression on American culture. Read more
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Category: Authors
A Masterpiece That Inspired Gabriel García Márquez to Write His Own
For decades, Juan Rulfo’s novel, “Pedro Páramo,” has cast an uncanny spell on writers. A new translation may bring it broader appeal. Read more
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The Essential Larry McMurtry
A wildly prolific son of Texas, McMurtry was a tangle of contradictions. Here’s where to start. Read more
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Newly Discovered String Quartet by Clockwork Orange Author Anthony Burgess to Have Premiere
He is best-known as the author of A Clockwork Orange, his 1962 savage social satire, but Anthony Burgess saw himself primarily as a thwarted musician. Although self-taught, he was a prolific composer, and now a previously unknown piece for a string quartet is to receive its world premiere following its discovery. Read more
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The Last of Jean-Patrick Manchette’s Noir Novels Has Been Translated into English
Skeletons in the Closet, originally published in 1976 and newly translated by Alyson Waters, is up there with his brutal best. Read more
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The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
Her writing was admired by Hemingway. Then her books — and body — disappeared. Read more
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The Essential Vladimir Nabokov
Clever and dexterous, his writing delights in puzzles, puns and lepidoptera. Here’s where to start. Read more
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John le Carré Documentary is Coming Soon
Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener. Watch trailer
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Unknown Truman Capote Story Published for First Time
A previously unknown short story by Truman Capote, discovered written in pencil in a notebook then carefully deciphered and transcribed, will be published on Friday. Read more
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The Essential J. M. Coetzee
His spare, icily precise books explore humanity’s most serious themes, including South Africa’s legacy of apartheid. And not all of them are downers. Read more
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