Charles Trueheart , a SCHOLAR contributing editor, is a former Washington Post correspondent and director of the American Library in Paris.
Charles Trueheart
Visible Man
A writer whose early speculative fiction made him famous
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, November 15, 2021
Things Left Behind
A writer’s one-sided conversation with a ghost
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, May 17, 2021
Family Secrets
A writer’s personal quest to expose a mass murderer who escaped punishment
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, February 01, 2021
La Havilland
The movie star became a fixture in Paris, where she lived for half her lifetime
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, July 27, 2020
Creeping Illiberalism
A bleak account of the West's slide toward tyranny
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, July 27, 2020
The Difficult Diplomat
A highly flawed man who brought peace and controversy
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, June 03, 2019
A Seductive Spectacle
The languid bazaar of Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet still beckons 50 years later
by Charles Trueheart | Friday, June 01, 2007
Bungle in the Jungle
A new biography considers what might have been in Indochina
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, December 04, 2017
Organized Violence
In the last century, where did warfare end and genocide begin?
by Charles Trueheart | Friday, December 01, 2006
Whores de Combat
In search of adventure and engagement
by Charles Trueheart | Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Debacle Before the Disaster
At Dien Bien Phu, the French got a lesson the U.S. would take two decades to learn
by Charles Trueheart | Monday, March 01, 2010
Paris: The Death of Derrida
by Charles Trueheart | Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Sign Language
At their best, pictograms tell us clearly where to go and what to do; at their worst, things can get interesting
by Charles Trueheart | Saturday, December 01, 2007
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