To be the writerly son of a writerly father is not always the easiest vocation. When that parent is as famous as Andre Dubus, it must be doubly difficult. But who knows: Maybe it can make for great art? One might ask Andre Dubus III.
James Baldwin's novels and essays loomed large in the 1950s and 1960s, but they have fallen out of favor with teachers in many literature courses. Is it time for a revival of his works?
Shusaku Endo may not have liked the title “greatest Japanese Catholic novelist,” but his works including ‘Silence’ are powerful meditations on the nature of belief and the vitality and viability of Christianity.