Cormac McCarthy’s art of war
In Blood Meridian the author reaches the dark heart of the American novel – where violence is timeless.
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Simone de Beauvoir and the art of loss
Sixty years ago, the French writer’s unflinching memoir of her mother’s death tested the limits of her existentialism.
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The Virgin Suicides is a defining text of adolescent pain
Both Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel and Sofia Coppola’s film have endured through the decades, resonating with new generations of teenagers.
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