A mixture of factual biography and highly literate, poetic/prosaic study. Crouch has obviously studied Bird's life and career for a great deal of time. (this book was in various states of completion isnce the early 80's)He has his own opnions and states them firmly and resolutely. His descriptions o...
Sammler is an important book. Stylistically, it is rich, inventive, original, flawed (of course it is ‘flawed’, it is Bellow…!), full of heart, great lava flows of mood and motion…. Intellectually, it is original, often brilliant, insightful, reactionary, sad, tragic, revolutionary, hopeful.. it is ...
BkC6) Fun, fun, fun to read. Not the story, mind, but the storytelling!Have to take issue with myself here. This isn't quite as fluffy as this one-liner makes it sound.Rating: 3.75* of fiveThe Book Report: Mr. Artur Sammler survived the Holocaust, but isn't sure he'll survive 1960s New York. Once wi...
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