António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
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António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
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New Nonfiction to Read This Spring
Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, biographies and more.
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New Nonfiction to Read This Spring
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New Novels to Read This Spring
New novels from Tana French, Emma Straub, Ben Lerner, Solvej Balle, Shannon Chakraborty, Tom Perrotta, Elizabeth Strout — and plenty more.
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New Novels to Read This Spring
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New Chinese Picture Books
In “Little Monk Writes Rain,” “Yulu’s Linen” and “Lost in Peach Blossom Paradise,” spirited children meet Eastern visual traditions that have a life of their own.
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What Is Lost if We Turn Toni Morrison Into a Saint?
Eleven of Toni Morrison’s novels are being reissued by her publisher, and there’s a new book of criticism about her work. Parul Sehgal, a critic at large for The New York Times, joined Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss to talk about Ms. Morrison’s powerful prose and whether her sanctification has its ...
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What Is Lost if We Turn Toni Morrison Into a Saint?
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An Intimate Introduction to Toni Morrison
Parul Sehgal, a critic at large for The New York Times, talked with Wesley Morris about her first encounter with Toni Morrison’s novel “The Bluest Eye.”