Stand For Peace
Stand For Peace
The Quebecois author was revolutionary in so many ways, she remained a nomad and a devoted advocate for the Francophonie. 30 November 2021 | Staff | Canadian Press | With Additional material MONTREAL — The novelist, playwright and poet Marie-Claire…
In 1913, The Times declared Cather’s “novel without a hero” to be “American in the best sense of the word.” Credit:Lily Snowden-Fine Sept. 14, 1913 | The New York Times The hero of the American novel very often starts on…
Photo: Cropped – David Dee Delgado for The New York Times (original below) | With additional photos, quotes and video The beloved author wrote many witty epitaphs but never suggested where her remains should end up. Her fans helped complete…
22 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media There’ll be peace without end Ev’ry neighbor a friend With ev’ry man a King (Castro Carazo / Huey P. Long) By the time former Louisiana Governor and Senator Huey P. Long…
Photo: Gertrude Stein, 1934. Photographer: Carl Van Vechten An interesting, if somewhat overly critical look at Gertrude Stein and her The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas. Personally I have never understood why she is so misunderstood, or revered by modern-day…
(Image credit: Alamy) Since Sylvia Plath died in 1963, she’s been turned into a crudely tragic symbol. As she inspires more biographies, will we ever get closer to the ‘real’ Plath. 21 July 2021 | Lillian Crawford | BBC Culture When…
