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  1. [+]
    Adaptation (6 Reviews)
    William Deresiewicz
    Literary Darwinism, by Joseph Carroll#2
    1. Literary Darwinism by Joseph Carroll#2
    2. The Literary Animal by Jonathan Gottschall and David Sloan Wilson
    3. The Rape of Troy by Jonathan Gottschall
    4. Literature, Science, and a New Humanities by Jonathan Gottschall
    5. The Art Instinct by Denis Dutton
    6. On the Origin of Stories by Brian Boyd
    The Nation, June 8, 2009, pp. 26-29
  2. Books & the Arts
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    Aracataca and Sucre (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life, by Gerald Martin
    1. Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life by Gerald Martin
    The Nation, September 21, 2009, pp. 33-38
  3. Exchange
    Awesome Powers
    Ernest Love, Jim Neilson, Penny Mattern, and William Deresiewicz, ...
    The Nation, December 11, 2006, p. 2
  4. [+]
    The Book of Questions (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Curtain, by Milan Kundera
    1. The Curtain by Milan Kundera
    The Nation, February 19, 2007, pp. 28-29
  5. Books & the Arts
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    The Business of Theory (2 Reviews)
    William Deresiewicz
    After Theory, by Terry Eagleton
    1. After Theory by Terry Eagleton
    2. Figures of Dissent by Terry Eagleton
    The Nation, February 16, 2004, pp. 23-25
  6. [+]
    Cafe Society (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Cultural Amnesia, by Clive James
    1. Cultural Amnesia by Clive James
    The Nation, May 14, 2007, pp. 47-56
  7. [+]
    Carded (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Original of Laura, by Vladimir Nabokov and Dmitri Nabokov
    1. The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov and Dmitri Nabokov
    The New Republic, February 4, 2010, pp. 30-34
  8. Books & the Arts
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    Dead Letters (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Post-Office Girl, by Stefan Zweig
    1. The Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig
    The Nation, June 9, 2008, pp. 11-16
  9. [+]
    Dead Man (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Everyman, by Philip Roth
    1. Everyman by Philip Roth
    The Nation, May 29, 2006, pp. 14-15
  10. Exchange
    Joseph Carroll #2, Brian Boyd, and William Deresiewicz, ...
    The Origin of the Specious
    The Nation, July 13, 2009, p. 2
  11. Exchange
    Vivian Gornick and William Deresiewicz
    On James Wood
    The Nation, June 8, 2009, p. 2
  12. Books & the Arts
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    Foes (2 Reviews)
    William Deresiewicz
    Diary of a Bad Year, by J.M. Coetzee
    1. Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee
    2. Inner Workings by J.M. Coetzee
    The Nation, February 25, 2008, pp. 29-33
  13. [+]
    Fuku Americanus (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz
    1. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
    The Nation, November 26, 2007, pp. 36-37
  14. [+]
    A Geek Grows in Brooklyn (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Chronic City, by Jonathan Lethem
    1. Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
    The New Republic, October 21, 2009, pp. 48-51
  15. Books & the Arts
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    Homing Patterns (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Home, by Marilynne Robinson
    1. Home by Marilynne Robinson
    The Nation, October 13, 2008, pp. 25-29
  16. Books & the Arts
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    Honey and Salt (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood
    1. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
    The Nation, November 2, 2009, pp. 25-27
  17. [+]
    How Wood Words (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    How Fiction Works, by James Wood
    1. How Fiction Works by James Wood
    The Nation, December 8, 2008, pp. 46-50
  18. [+]
    The Imaginery Jew (2 Reviews)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
    1. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
    2. The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander
    The Nation, May 28, 2007, pp. 44-49
  19. [+]
    The Isolato (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Several Lives of Joseph Conrad, by John Stape
    1. The Several Lives of Joseph Conrad by John Stape
    The New Republic, June 11, 2008, pp. 41-46
  20. [+]
    It's a Man's, Man's World (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy
    1. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
    The Nation, September 12, 2005, pp. 38-40
  21. Books & the Arts
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    Lab Test (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Scientific Life, by Steven Shapin
    1. The Scientific Life by Steven Shapin
    The Nation, March 16, 2009, pp. 23-27
  22. [+]
    Last Evenings On Earth (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    2666~~Twenty-Six Sixty-Six, by Roberto Bolano
    1. 2666~~Twenty-Six Sixty-Six by Roberto Bolano
    The New Republic, February 18, 2009, pp. 38-41
  23. Books & the Arts
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    The Literary World System (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The World Republic of Letters, by Pascale Casanova
    1. The World Republic of Letters by Pascale Casanova
    The Nation, January 3, 2005, pp. 21-22
  24. [+]
    Look At Me! (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Pregnant Widow, by Martin Amis
    1. The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis
    The New Republic, July 22, 2010, pp. 31-35
  25. Books & the Arts
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    Meetings, Purchases, Pleasures (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Enchantress of Florence, by Salman Rushdie
    1. The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
    The Nation, September 15, 2008, pp. 33-35
  26. Books & the Arts
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    No Name or Too Many? (3 Reviews)
    William Deresiewicz
    Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. I, by Javier Marias
    1. Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. I by Javier Marias
    2. Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. II by Javier Marias
    3. Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. III by Javier Marias
    The Nation, September 13, 2010, pp. 25-29
  27. Books & the Arts
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    On Everything (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    On Beauty, by Zadie Smith
    1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
    The Nation, October 3, 2005, pp. 25-27
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    Portnoy Agonistes (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Nemesis, by Philip Roth
    1. Nemesis by Philip Roth
    The New Republic, December 2, 2010, pp. 26-27
  29. Books & the Arts
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    The Renunciation Artist (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, by Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, and Larissa...
    1. The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky, ...
    The Nation, March 1, 2010, pp. 25-31
  30. Books & the Arts
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    Representative Fictions (2 Reviews)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Novel, Volume I: History, Geography, and Culture, by Franco Moretti
    1. The Novel, Volume I: History, Geography, and Culture by Franco Moretti
    2. The Novel, Volume II: Forms and Themes by Franco Moretti
    The Nation, December 4, 2006, pp. 23-27
  31. Books & the Arts
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    Science Fiction (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    The Echo Maker, by Richard Powers
    1. The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
    The Nation, October 9, 2006, pp. 25-27
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    Unhappy Endings (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Thomas Hardy, by Claire Tomalin
    1. Thomas Hardy by Claire Tomalin
    The New Republic, February 19, 2007, pp. 29-31
  33. Books & the Arts
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    When the Whip Comes Down (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Don't Cry, by Mary Gaitskill
    1. Don't Cry by Mary Gaitskill
    The Nation, May 11, 2009, pp. 25-30
  34. [+]
    The Whole Human Mess (Review)
    William Deresiewicz
    Saul Bellow: Letters, by Benjamin Taylor and Saul Bellow
    1. Saul Bellow: Letters by Benjamin Taylor and Saul Bellow
    The Nation, December 13, 2010, pp. 18-25
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