Reviewing the Book Review
As the publication celebrates its 125th anniversary, Parul Sehgal, a staff critic and former editor at the Book Review, delves into the archives to critically examine its legacy in full.
Credit.Leigh Wells
Feb. 26, 2021
Halfway through “Lolita,” Humbert Humbert relaxed, triumphant and a mere pinch of pages away from his downfall stops to extol the wonders of America. He has dragged his 12-year-old quarry on a road trip across the country, a perversion of a honeymoon. He slips into French to marvel at all they have seen. “
Nous connûmes,” he purrs, borrowing “a Flaubertian intonation”
he is still working and living in l.a. i cannot remember the last titles that he di .. book is city of night, which was published in the early 1960s, really important book. he later did, what we got to see, numbers, and he did a number called a sexual outlaw, which is kind of one of the influxes from my title, eminent outlaws. it combines the title from the administration and the sexual outlaw by john reggie. the more recent work isn t as strong as his early work. christopher, christopher barm, are a lot of gay writer s political? guest: i think they are whether they want to be or not. they didn t know that they have no choice. some are more political than others. larry kramer is a case in point. some people say he is one, politics is more important to him in than good prose, but is very committed to politics. tony kushner, great american playwright, very politically committed. with these men being as political as they are, i don t would these men be asiden. political