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Acts of reverence (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Collected Prose, by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Giroux
- The Collected Prose by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Giroux

Fiction Chronicle
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All in the family (7 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
The Lost Language of Cranes, by David Leavitt
- The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt
- The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich
- Enchantment by Daphne Merkin
- A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor
- The Collected Stories by Peter Taylor
- In the Miro District, and Other Stories by Peter Hillsman Taylor
- The Old Forest, and Other Stories by Peter Taylor

Departments
Among the IntellectualoidsBruce Bawer
The Writer's Art



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The art of the story (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Letters of John Middleton Murry to Katherine Mansfield, by C.A. Hankin and John Middlet...
- Letters of John Middleton Murry to Katherine Mansfield by C.A. Hankin and John Middleton Murry
- The Short Stories of Katherine Mansfield by Katherine Mansfield


Beyond Queer (1996)Bruce Bawer
Challenging Gay Left Orthodoxy
2 Reviews





Coast to Coast (1994)Bruce Bawer
1 Review






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A critic's obligations (Review) Bruce Bawer
Obbligati: Essays in Criticism, by Anthony Hecht
- Obbligati: Essays in Criticism by Anthony Hecht


Diminishing Fictions (1988)Bruce Bawer
Essays on the Modern Novel and Its Critics
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

Diminishing fictionsBruce Bawer
four decades of the novel



Doris LessingBruce Bawer
on the road to "The Good Terrorist"


Books
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Doubles and more doubles (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Moon Palace, by Paul Auster
- Moon Palace by Paul Auster
- Latecomers by Anita Brookner


Books
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The Eliot riddle (Review) Bruce Bawer
T.S. Eliot: A Life, by Peter Ackroyd
- T.S. Eliot: A Life by Peter Ackroyd



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Ethical Culture (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Company We Keep, by Wayne C. Booth
- The Company We Keep by Wayne C. Booth


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Family Values (3 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Chimney Rock, by Charlie Smith
- Chimney Rock by Charlie Smith
- The Day by Douglas Hobbie
- Rebel Powers by Richard Bausch



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The Game of Taste (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
God and the American Writer, by Alfred Kazin
- God and the American Writer by Alfred Kazin
- A Feeling for Books by Janice A. Radway

Books
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A genius for publicity (Review) Bruce Bawer
Stories in an Almost Classical Mode, by Harold Brodkey
- Stories in an Almost Classical Mode by Harold Brodkey

Books
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Geniuses all the time (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Portable Beat Reader, by Ann Charters
- The Portable Beat Reader by Ann Charters

Books
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Getting Stoned (Review) Bruce Bawer
Children of Light, by Robert Stone
- Children of Light by Robert Stone



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The Good Soldier (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Quest for God, by Paul Johnson
- The Quest for God by Paul Johnson

Graham GreeneBruce Bawer
The politics

Graham GreeneBruce Bawer
The Catholic novels


Books
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H.D.: the mother of us all? (Review) Bruce Bawer
H.D.: Collected Poems, 1912-1944, by Hilda Doolittle and Louis L. Martz
- H.D.: Collected Poems, 1912-1944 by Hilda Doolittle and Louis L. Martz




House and Home (1996)Steve Gunderson, Rob Morris, and Bruce Bawer
1 Review, 1 Readable

How Cool is PBS?Bruce Bawer
Not every, on the whole. Our faithful correspondent endures a whole day of PBS-watching...


Books
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Hugh Kenner: a sinking oeuvre (Review) Bruce Bawer
A Sinking Island, by Hugh Kenner
- A Sinking Island by Hugh Kenner

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The Human Dimension (Review) Bruce Bawer
Lives of the Poets, by E.L. Doctorow
- Lives of the Poets by E.L. Doctorow


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The idea man (Review) Bruce Bawer
A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, by Julian Barnes
- A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes

Reviews
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In Our Beginnings (8 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Genesis: A Living Conversation, by Bill Moyers
- Genesis: A Living Conversation by Bill Moyers
- Genesis As It Is Written by David Rosenberg
- Talking About Genesis by Bill Moyers
- Genesis by Robert Alter
- Genesis by Stephen Mitchell
- The Beginning of Desire by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
- In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong
- Genesis Unbound by John H. Sailhamer


Books
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Jean Stafford's triumph (Review) Bruce Bawer
Jean Stafford, by David Roberts
- Jean Stafford by David Roberts


Books
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John Hawkes's fan club (Review) Bruce Bawer
Humors of Blood and Skin, by John Hawkes
- Humors of Blood and Skin by John Hawkes


LettersBruce Bawer, John V.N. Philip, and Peter John Kirsch, ...
Gay Rights


Fiction chronicle
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Literature & revolution (4 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Leviathan, by Paul Auster
- Leviathan by Paul Auster
- The Porcupine by Julian Barnes
- The Last Shot by Hugo Hamilton
- Antiquity Street by Sonia Rami

Fiction chronicle
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The living & the dead (4 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
At Weddings and Wakes, by Alice McDermott
- At Weddings and Wakes by Alice McDermott
- Three Evenings by James Lasdun
- The Living by Annie Dillard
- Paradise News by David Lodge


Fiction chronicle
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Mailer & Brodkey, big & bad (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Harlot's Ghost, by Norman Mailer
- Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer
- The Runaway Soul by Harold Brodkey


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Membership & memory (Review) Bruce Bawer
Fidelity: Five Stories, by Wendell Berry
- Fidelity: Five Stories by Wendell Berry

The Middle Generation (1986)Bruce Bawer
The Lives and Poetry of Delmore Schwartz, Randall Jarell, John Berryman and R...
4 Reviews, 1 Readable


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Millennial Bookbag (11 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
The Gospel According to the Son, by Norman Mailer
- The Gospel According to the Son by Norman Mailer
- Gospel Truth by Russell Shorto
- The Good Book by Peter J. Gomes
- Paul: The Mind of the Apostle by A.N. Wilson
- Southern Cross by Christine Leigh Heyrman
- James Dobson's War on America by Gil Alexander-Moegerle
- Beyond the Threshold by Maria del Carmen Tapia
- When We Talk About God...Let's Be Honest by R. Kirby Godsey
- Setting the Gospel Free by Brian C. Taylor
- The God We Never Knew by Marcus J. Borg
- Christianity: Essence, History, and Future by Hans Kung

The MLA centennial folliesBruce Bawer
Derrida's dullards, Woolf's womyn


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A naked Wolfe (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Autobiography of an American Novelist, by Thomas Wolfe and Leslie Field
- The Autobiography of an American Novelist by Thomas Wolfe and Leslie Field


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Notes from the surface (Review) Bruce Bawer
American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Notes on StonewallBruce Bawer
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the most important event in the fight for gay rights...



Books
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Obsessed with poetry (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Letters of Delmore Schwartz, by Robert S. Phillips and Delmore Schwartz
- Letters of Delmore Schwartz by Robert S. Phillips and Delmore Schwartz
- Randall Jarrell's Letters by Mary Jarrell and Randall Jarrell






A Place at the Table (1993)Bruce Bawer
The Gay Individual in American Society
3 Reviews

PoemsBruce Bawer
Grand Central Station, 20 December 1987






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Pushkin by the Bay (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Golden Gate, by Vikram Seth
- The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth

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Quiet---Author Suffering (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard
- The Writing Life by Annie Dillard

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Reading at Risk to Ourselves (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Novels of Matthew Stadler
- Allan Stein by Matthew Stadler


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American Document/How Does the State Imagine? (Review) Bruce Bawer
State of the Art, by Pauline Kael
- State of the Art by Pauline Kael

Book Reviews
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Spectator's Journal/The Seychelles Test (Review) Bruce Bawer
Look Homeward, by David Herbert Donald
- Look Homeward by David Herbert Donald
The American Spectator, May 1987, pp. 40-41

Shorter notices
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Under African eyes (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Drummer of the Eleventh North Devonshire Fusiliers, by Guy Davenport
- The Drummer of the Eleventh North Devonshire Fusiliers by Guy Davenport

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Anti-Anglo attitudes (Review) Bruce Bawer
American Poetry, by Robert Bly
- American Poetry by Robert Bly

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Who killed literature? (Review) Bruce Bawer
Continual Lessons, by Robert Phelps, Jerry Rosco, and Glenway Wescott
- Continual Lessons by Robert Phelps, Jerry Rosco, and Glenway Wescott

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A poet and particularist (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Journals of John Cheever, by Susan Cheever
- The Journals of John Cheever by Susan Cheever

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Fuss & featherweights (Review) Bruce Bawer
Wallace Stevens, by James Longenbach
- Wallace Stevens by James Longenbach

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Acquaintance of poets (Review) Bruce Bawer
Delmore Schwartz and James Laughlin, by Robert S. Phillips, Delmore Schwartz, and James...
- Delmore Schwartz and James Laughlin by Robert S. Phillips, Delmore Schwartz, and James Laughlin, ...


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Ring-a-Ding-Ding (5 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences, by James Prideaux
- Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences by James Prideaux
- The Way You Wear Your Hat by Bill Zehme
- Clement Greenberg: A Life by Florence Rubenfeld
- Truman Capote by George Plimpton
- Wisecracker by William J. Mann

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RLS meets TLS (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Lantern-Bearers, and Other Essays, by Robert Louis Stevenson and Jeremy Treglown
- The Lantern-Bearers, and Other Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson and Jeremy Treglown


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A Salesman's Old Line (Review) Bruce Bawer
Timebends: A Life, by Arthur Miller
- Timebends: A Life by Arthur Miller

Notebook
Salinger reducBruce Bawer



Stealing Jesus (1997)Bruce Bawer
How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity
4 Reviews





Talk ShowBruce Bawer
The Rise of the Literary Interview

Talk to the AnimalsBruce Bawer
Mass Lunacy

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Sunny and Cher

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Summer Flicks

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Streets of New York

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Back to the Newsroom

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Maurice

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Communists and Kitsch

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Zero for Four

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Polanski's Emmanuelle
The American Spectator, May 1988, pp. 38-39

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
On the Last Temptation

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
The Stately Homes of England-and America

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Rabbit, Run

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Fairly Funny

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Poetry in Motion

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Bette Davis, RIP

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
The Screenplay's the Thing

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Women and More Women

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
More Dangerous Liaisons

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Veronica and Vera

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
The Winter of Our Discontent

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Tales from the City
The American Spectator, May 1989, pp. 37-39

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Sex and Candy

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
In Woody's Shadow

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
The Baron of Brighton

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Black and White in Color

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Manhattan Melodrama, Bayou Banter

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Dopes on Dope

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Cannes Artists

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Commonplace Comedy

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Ego Trips

The TalkiesBruce Bawer
Men and Their Vessels
The American Spectator, May 1990, pp. 36-37

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The Talkies/A Great Wall (Review) Bruce Bawer
A Great Wall (1986 Film), by Peter Wang
- A Great Wall (1986 Film) by Peter Wang


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The Talkies/Kubrick Goes to War (Review) Bruce Bawer
Full Metal Jacket (1987 Film), by Stanley Kubrick
- Full Metal Jacket (1987 Film) by Stanley Kubrick

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The Talkies/Life With Father (Review) Bruce Bawer
The Mosquito Coast (1986 Film), by Peter Weir
- The Mosquito Coast (1986 Film) by Peter Weir

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The Talkies/Luv Stories (Review) Bruce Bawer
Letter to Brezhnev (1986 Film), by Chris Bernard
- Letter to Brezhnev (1986 Film) by Chris Bernard

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The Talkies/Past and Present (3 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Something Wild (1986 Film), by Jonathan Demme
- Something Wild (1986 Film) by Jonathan Demme
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
- Caravaggio (1986 Film) by Derek Jarman

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The Talkies/Poltroon (Review) Bruce Bawer
Platoon (1986 Film), by Oliver Stone
- Platoon (1986 Film) by Oliver Stone

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The Talkies/Raising Coen (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Raising Arizona (1987 Film), by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Raising Arizona (1987 Film) by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Blood Simple (1984 Film) by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

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The Talkies/Sentimental Journeys (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
My Sweet Little Village (1987 Film), by Jiri Menzel
- My Sweet Little Village (1987 Film) by Jiri Menzel
- Radio Days (1987 Film) by Woody Allen
The American Spectator, May 1987, pp. 36-37

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The Talkies/Shooting Blanks (Review) Bruce Bawer
Top Gun (1986 Film), by Tony Scott
- Top Gun (1986 Film) by Tony Scott

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The Talkies/Summer Fare (4 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
The Squeeze (1987 Film), by Roger Young
- The Squeeze (1987 Film) by Roger Young
- Spaceballs (1987 Film) by Mel Brooks
- Innerspace (1987 Film) by Joe Dante
- Roxanne (1987 Film) by Fred Schepisi

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The Talkies/Thespians and Specimens (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Outrageous Fortune (1987 Film), by Arthur Hiller
- Outrageous Fortune (1987 Film) by Arthur Hiller
- Sherman's March (1986 Film) by Ross McElwee

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The Talkies/Thrillers (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
The Big Easy (1987 Film), by Jim McBride
- The Big Easy (1987 Film) by Jim McBride
- No Way Out (1987 Film) by Roger Donaldson

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The Talkies/Tough Guys (3 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
The Untouchables (1987 Film), by Brian De Palma
- The Untouchables (1987 Film) by Brian De Palma
- River's Edge (1986 Film) by Tim Hunter
- Prick Up Your Ears (1987 Film) by Stephen Frears

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The Talkies/Weirdos (2 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Blue Velvet (1986 Film), by David Lynch
- Blue Velvet (1986 Film) by David Lynch
- Tough Guys (1986 Film) by Jeff Kanew


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Tinsel talk (Review) Bruce Bawer
Film Flam, by Larry McMurtry
- Film Flam by Larry McMurtry


Fiction chronicle
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True confessions (4 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
The Good Mother, by Sue Miller
- The Good Mother by Sue Miller
- Going to see the Leaves by Linda Collins
- Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin
- The Wild Birds by Wendell Berry

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Updike's "Rabbit" novels (4 Reviews) Bruce Bawer
Rabbit, Run, by John Updike
- Rabbit, Run by John Updike
- Rabbit Redux by John Updike
- Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike
- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike

Essays
Violated by IdeasBruce Bawer
Reflections on Literature in an Age of Identity Politics



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Where's that rainbow? (Review) Bruce Bawer
Vineland, by Thomas Pynchon
- Vineland by Thomas Pynchon

While Europe Slept (2006)Bruce Bawer
How Radical Islam Is Destroying the West from Within
1 Review, 1 Readable





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