Arthur Krystal

Arthur Krystal is the author of four books of essays, most recently This Thing We Call Literature. He has been a contributor to the Scholar since 1982.

Jacques Barzun and Friend

What did a distinguished historian, and possibly a great man, see in an unkempt young would-be writer?

By Arthur Krystal | Tuesday March 23, 2021

A Pleasure to Read You

Shouldn’t literature enchant, surprise, and teach us? And to make this happen, shouldn’t we be the most expert readers we can be?

By Arthur Krystal | Monday December 3, 2018

My Holocaust Problem

If we cannot speak of it—though speak of it we must—how do we remember what happened to the Jews of Europe?

By Arthur Krystal | Thursday December 1, 2005

Here’s Looking at You

By Arthur Krystal | Wednesday September 1, 2004

Jacques Barzun and Friend

By Arthur Krystal | Tuesday March 23, 2021

A Pleasure to Read You

By Arthur Krystal | Monday December 3, 2018

My Holocaust Problem

By Arthur Krystal | Thursday December 1, 2005

Here’s Looking at You

By Arthur Krystal | Wednesday September 1, 2004

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