This Megan Marshall biography lacks spirit despite her use of an authorial device meant to weave her own story in with Bishop’s.
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Month: January 2017
25 Great Books by Refugees in America
From Bertolt Brecht to Vu Tran, a sampling of major contributions to American literature by those who were forced to leave their own countries.
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Books of The Times: ‘Bring Back the King,’ a Gung-Ho Guide to Resurrecting Species
A book by the cell biologist and journalist Helen Pilcher cheerfully explores advances in cloning that could be used to revive departed species.
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Nonfiction: Diving Into Hell: A Powerful Memoir of Depression
In “This Close to Happy,” Daphne Merkin explains her struggles with depression with insight, grace and excruciating clarity.
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By the Book: Viet Thanh Nguyen: By the Book
The author, most recently, of “The Refugees” says the Star Wars stories are relevant to our age, “where most people identify with the rebels but so many in fact are complicit with the Empire.”
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