Nine Nasty Words, English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever, by John McWhorter John McWhorter teaches linguistics at Columbia… Read more Nine Nasty Words
Month: May 2021
James Joyce’s Ulysses: Critical Essays
James Joyce’s Ulysses: Critical Essays, edited by Clive Hart and David Hayman I picked up this book somewhat randomly at… Read more James Joyce’s Ulysses: Critical Essays
Ulysses
Ulysses by James Joyce Ulysses is the story of two men moving through Dublin, first separately and then coming together,… Read more Ulysses
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway I gave myself a little break from my James Joyce project: a palette cleanser… Read more A Moveable Feast
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce A novel in the form of an autobiography.… Read more A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Dubliners
Dubliners by James Joyce Joyce published this book of 15 stories in 1914 after a tortuous publication history. Three stories:… Read more Dubliners
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald After reading the story of Salka Viertel working for Irving Thalberg in Donna… Read more The Last Tycoon
The Sun and Her Stars
The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler’s Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood by Donna Rifkind Salka… Read more The Sun and Her Stars