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Random House Ad in Sept 25th Issue of The Chronicle Review
MY GENERATION Collected Nonctionby WILLIAM STYRONEdited by James
L. W. West III Foreword by Tom BrokawMy Generation is the denitive
gathering of William Styrons nonction from his literary emergence
in the 1950s to his death in 2006. Styrons essays, memoirs,
reviews, op-eds, articles, eulogies, and speeches reect the same
style and informed thinking that he brought to his ction and to a
deeply committed public life.If Styron is best remembered for his
ction and his harrowing memoir of depression, Darkness Visible, his
extensive output of short nonction stands as additional testamentto
his enormous talent and range of interests. His writing on his
literary efforts,and those of his contemporaries, is honest,
generous, and insightful. . . . This is a major addition to our
knowledge of one of an impressive literary generations foremost
authors. BOOKLIST (STARRED REVIEW)Random House HC 978-0-8129-9705-7
656pp. $35.00MONSIEUR PROUSTS LIBRARYby ANKA MUHLSTEINMarcel Proust
made literary taste a means of dening personalities and gave
literature an actual role to play in his novels. In Monsieur
Prousts Library, scholar and biographer Anka Muhlstein, the author
of Balzacs Omelette, draws out these themes in Prousts work and
life, thus providing not only an enjoyable introduction to In
Search of Lost Time, but also highlights of some of the nest work
in French literature.Other Press TR 978-1-59051-745-1160pp.
$17.95WHERE IM READING FROMThe Changing World of Booksby TIM
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international novel and the disappearance of national literary
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effects of translation; the growing stasis of literary criticism;
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for The Nation magazine, Scott Sherman uncovered how Wall Street
logic almost took down the New York Public Library. Rich with
revealing interviews, Patience and Fortitude is both a readable
history of the librarys secret plans, and an account of a rare
triumph against the forces of money and power.The battle over the
New York Public Library was such an important ght to win, and Scott
Shermans reporting was an essential part of that victory.SALMAN
RUSHDIEMelville House HC 978-1-61219-429-5 224pp.
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