Posts Tagged ‘obituary’
The Great Detached
As a journalist, Tom Wolfe’s greatest asset was his emotional distance from his subjects
Read MoreThe Old Master
Neville Marriner breathed new life into Baroque music, with a sense of drive and panache
Read MoreRemembering Robert Stone
The novelist possessed his characters, and was possessed by them
Read MoreMan of Faith—and Doubt
Hugh Nissenson should have been better known for his spare historical novels
Read MoreJacques Barzun—and Others
The eminent scholar was among the last representatives of a grand literary tradition
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