Ward Just is an author that, until today, I had known only by name and reputation for years. But it was in reading this short story collection - "The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert" - that I learned to know and appreciate what a talented writer he really is. Just has a wonderful way, through economy...
A bit long, I thought at the time I read it. (Actually I did not finish it) Maybe I should give it a second try . . . .
Slow-moving account about life in 1950s Chicago.
Colonel David Hackworth is one of America's most decorated soldiers. He was a "mustang," an officer who came up through the ranks. In Hackworth's case he was commissioned on the Korean battlefield. His book describes his love affair with the army, and how he felt our actions in Vietnam destroyed th...
It's kind of a left-handed compliment but this leaves little disbelief to be suspended. It's so low-key, a trick for a plotline that, rightly appreciated, is devastating.Ward Just is really an excellent writer and his characters are well-drawn. Still, just three stars. Very solid but I would have ap...
from a blog entry...I’m reading an excellent book: The Translator by Ward Just. Two months ago I had never heard of Ward Just, but turns out he’s nearly as prolific as Iris Murdoch, and way worldlier. I have about 40 pages to go and I can feel the doom clotting up, getting ready to burst, and I am c...
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