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  1. After the Massacre
    Daphne Merkin
    Life Under a Low Sky
    The Partisan Review, Spring 1994, pp. 220-233
  2. [+]
    The Aura of Suicide (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake, by Breece D'J Pancake
    1. The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake by Breece D'J Pancake
    The New Republic, May 9, 1983, pp. 36-37
  3. [+]
    Babylon Revisited (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Last Days of Disco (1998 Film), by Whit Stillman
    1. The Last Days of Disco (1998 Film) by Whit Stillman
    The New Yorker, June 15, 1998, pp. 81-82
  4. [+]
    Big (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Giant's House, by Elizabeth McCracken
    1. The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken
    The New Yorker, July 29, 1996, p. 74
  5. [+]
    Books: Absence of Malice (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Amsterdam, by Ian McEwan
    1. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
    The New Yorker, December 7, 1998, pp. 197-199
  6. [+]
    Books: Eros Redux (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Simple Passion, by Annie Ernaux
    1. Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
    The New Yorker, December 27, 1993, pp. 154-160
  7. [+]
    Books: Getting Even (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Ex-Friends, by Norman Podhoretz
    1. Ex-Friends by Norman Podhoretz
    The New Yorker, February 22, 1999, pp. 166-171
  8. [+]
    Books: Glass House (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    At Home in the World, by Joyce Maynard
    1. At Home in the World by Joyce Maynard
    The New Yorker, August 24, 1998, p. 153
  9. [+]
    Books: Reading Ahead (4 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Reservation Road, by John Burnham Schwartz
    1. Reservation Road by John Burnham Schwartz
    2. The Revisionist by Helen Schulman
    3. Virgin Fiction by Rob Weisbach
    4. Personals by Thomas Beller
    The New Yorker, October 5, 1998, pp. 105-108
  10. The Critics
    [+]
    Books: Sister Act (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Betty Friedan: Her Life, by Judith Hennessee
    1. Betty Friedan: Her Life by Judith Hennessee
    The New Yorker, June 14, 1999, pp. 78-81
  11. [+]
    Books: The Brother's Song (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Shot in the Heart, by Mikal Gilmore
    1. Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore
    The New Yorker, June 6, 1994, pp. 94-98
  12. The Critics
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    Books: The Marriage Mystique (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding
    1. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
    The New Yorker, August 3, 1998, pp. 70-71
  13. [+]
    Books: Unholy Happiness (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Original Bliss, by A.L. Kennedy
    1. Original Bliss by A.L. Kennedy
    The New Yorker, January 18, 1999, pp. 79-80
  14. [+]
    Brief Review (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Shopping Bag Ladies, by Ann Marie Rousseau
    1. Shopping Bag Ladies by Ann Marie Rousseau
    The New Republic, December 2, 1981, p. 35
  15. [+]
    Brief Review (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Fashionable Mind, by Kennedy Fraser
    1. The Fashionable Mind by Kennedy Fraser
    The New Republic, December 23, 1981, pp. 33-34
  16. [+]
    Brief Reviews (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    A Stopping Place, by A.G. Mojtabai
    1. A Stopping Place by A.G. Mojtabai
    The New Republic, December 29, 1979, p. 31
  17. The Critics
    [+]
    Can This Divorce Be Saved? (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    For Better or For Worse, by E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly
    1. For Better or For Worse by E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly
    The New Yorker, April 22, 2002, pp. 192-200
  18. The Critics
    A Critic at Large
    Daphne Merkin
    The New Yorker, June 8, 1998, pp. 80-85
  19. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Round Midnight
    1. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997 Film) by Clint Eastwood
    The New Yorker, December 8, 1997, pp. 121-122
  20. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Escape Artist
    1. The Wings of the Dove (1997 Film) by Iain Softley
    The New Yorker, November 10, 1997, pp. 121-122
  21. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Not Just Child's Play
    1. Bean: The Movie (1997 Film) by Mel Smith
    2. The Sweet Hereafter (1997 Film) by Atom Egoyan
    The New Yorker, November 24, 1997, pp. 137-138
  22. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Landlady Vanishes
    1. Intimate Relations (1997 Film) by Philip Goodhew
    2. Sunday (1997 Film) by Jonathan Nossiter
    The New Yorker, September 15, 1997, pp. 93-94
  23. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Family Matters
    1. The Ice Storm (1997 Film) by Ang Lee
    2. A Thousand Acres (1997 Film) by Jocelyn Moorhouse
    The New Yorker, September 29, 1997, pp. 86-87
  24. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Damage Done
    1. The Butcher Boy (1997 Film) by Neil Jordan
    The New Yorker, April 6, 1998, pp. 107-108
  25. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The End of the Affair
    1. Chinese Box (1997 Film) by Wayne Wang
    The New Yorker, April 20, 1998, p. 100
  26. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Down for the Count
    1. Snake Eyes (1998 Film) by Brian De Palma
    The New Yorker, August 17, 1998, p. 82
  27. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Secret Dreams
    1. The Gingerbread Man (1998 Film) by Robert Altman
    2. Apostle (1998 Film) by Robert Duvall
    The New Yorker, February 2, 1998, pp. 81-82
  28. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    A Film of One's Own
    1. Mrs. Dalloway (1997 Film) by Marleen Gorris
    The New Yorker, February 16, 1998, pp. 82-83
  29. [+]
    The Current Cinema (3 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Spin the Tale
    1. Wag the Dog (1997 Film) by Barry Levinson
    2. As Good As It Gets (1997 Film) by James L. Brooks
    3. The Winter Guest (1997 Film) by Alan Rickman
    The New Yorker, January 5, 1998, pp. 74-77
  30. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Who's Starry Now?
    1. Afterglow (1997 Film) by Alan Rudolph
    2. The Boxer (1997 Film) by Jim Sheridan
    The New Yorker, January 19, 1998, pp. 84-86
  31. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    It Came from Outer Space
    1. Armageddon (1998 Film) by Michael Bay
    The New Yorker, July 13, 1998, p. 78
  32. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Pretty In Purple
    1. Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998 Film) by Tommy O'Haver
    2. The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997 Film) by Mark Rappaport
    The New Yorker, July 27, 1998, p. 78
  33. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Those Teeth, Those Eyes
    1. Love and Death on Long Island (1996 Film) by Richard Kwietniowski
    The New Yorker, March 9, 1998, pp. 93-94
  34. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Smart Alecks
    1. The Big Lebowski (1998 Film) by Joel Coen
    The New Yorker, March 23, 1998, p. 98
  35. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Going Abroad
    1. Character (1997 Film) by Mike van Diem
    The New Yorker, May 11, 1998, pp. 107-108
  36. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Where the Girls Are
    1. Clockwatchers (1997 Film) by Jill Sprecher
    The New Yorker, May 25, 1998, pp. 122-123
  37. [+]
    The Current Cinema (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Running the Distance
    1. Without Limits (1998 Film) by Robert Towne
    The New Yorker, September 14, 1998, p. 100
  38. [+]
    The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    Rethinking Mom
    1. One True Thing (1998 Film) by Carl Franklin
    2. Permanent Midnight (1998 Film) by David Veloz
    The New Yorker, September 28, 1998, p. 104
  39. [+]
    Designing Mother (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Mommy Dressing, by Lois Gould
    1. Mommy Dressing by Lois Gould
    The New Yorker, September 21, 1998, pp. 143-144
  40. Dreaming of Hitler (1997)
    Daphne Merkin
    1 Review
  41. [+]
    Earhart Ever After (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    I Was Amelia Earhart, by Jane Mendelsohn
    1. I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
    The New Yorker, May 20, 1996, pp. 96-97
  42. Enchantment (1986)
    Daphne Merkin
    3 Reviews
  43. "Enchantment"
    Daphne Merkin
    The New Yorker, April 2, 1984, pp. 42-43
  44. The Feet of a King
    Daphne Merkin
    The Partisan Review, Summer 1986, pp. 400-413
  45. [+]
    The Good Daughter (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Searching for Mercy Street, by Linda Gray Sexton
    1. Searching for Mercy Street by Linda Gray Sexton
    The New Yorker, October 31, 1994, pp. 108-113
  46. [+]
    Interiors (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Detour, by Michael Brodsky
    1. Detour by Michael Brodsky
    The Partisan Review, Summer 1979, pp. 453-456
  47. Letters
    Raoul Berger, Elliott Abrams, Oscar Gass, and Martin Peretz, ...
    Commentary, February 1978, pp. 6-28
  48. Looking Back
    Daphne Merkin
    Commentary, July 1977, pp. 63-65
  49. [+]
    The Mystery of Dr. B (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Creation of Dr. B, by Richard Pollak
    1. The Creation of Dr. B by Richard Pollak
    2. Bettelheim: A Life and a Legacy by Nina Sutton
    The New Yorker, March 24, 1997, pp. 76-81
  50. [+]
    A New Man (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee
    1. Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
    The New Yorker, November 15, 1999, pp. 110-112
  51. Notes of a Lonely White Woman
    Daphne Merkin
    The Partisan Review, Fall 1993, pp. 654-661
  52. Personal History: Unlikely Obsession
    Daphne Merkin
    A long-concealed desire confronted
    The New Yorker, February 26, 1996, pp. 98-115
  53. The Plight of Reading
    Daphne Merkin
    In Search of the New Fiction
    The Partisan Review, Fall 1984, pp. 739-754
  54. Poetry
    Daphne Merkin
    A Grandfather, Late Afternoon
    The Partisan Review, Fall 1985, p. 429
  55. Reckonings
    Daphne Merkin
    Freud Rising
    The New Yorker, November 9, 1998, pp. 50-55
  56. Reckonings
    Daphne Merkin
    Our Money, Ourselves
    The New Yorker, April 26, 1999, pp. 88-101
  57. Reckonings
    Daphne Merkin
    Trouble in the Tribe
    The New Yorker, September 11, 2000, pp. 52-57
  58. [+]
    Theater (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Momo, by Emile Ajar
    1. Momo by Emile Ajar
    The New Republic, April 22, 1978, pp. 34-39
  59. [+]
    Films: Local Colors (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    My Sister's Hand in Mine, by Jane Bowles
    1. My Sister's Hand in Mine by Jane Bowles
    The New Republic, February 11, 1978, p. 30
  60. [+]
    Current Fiction (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Rumours of Rain, by Andre Brink
    1. Rumours of Rain by Andre Brink
    The New Republic, October 21, 1978, p. 44
  61. [+]
    Films: No Engagement (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Miss Rhode Island, by Norman Kotker
    1. Miss Rhode Island by Norman Kotker
    The New Republic, September 23, 1978, pp. 34-35
  62. [+]
    "Self-Portrait" (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    A Christina Stead Reader, by Christina Stead
    1. A Christina Stead Reader by Christina Stead
    The New Republic, February 24, 1979, p. 36
  63. [+]
    "En Route" (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Sleepless Nights, by Elizabeth Hardwick
    1. Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick
    The New Republic, June 9, 1979, p. 36
  64. Sailing (story)
    Daphne Merkin
    Encounter, January 1979, pp. 3-8
  65. [+]
    Scoundrel Time (2 Reviews)
    Daphne Merkin
    A Star Called Henry, by Roddy Doyle
    1. A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle
    2. Hitler's Niece by Ron Hansen
    The New Yorker, October 4, 1999, pp. 110-111
  66. The Talking Cure Blues
    Daphne Merkin
    The Partisan Review, Summer 1991, pp. 526-532
  67. [+]
    This Year in Jerusalem (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Damascus Gate, by Robert Stone
    1. Damascus Gate by Robert Stone
    The New Yorker, April 13, 1998, pp. 74-76
  68. [+]
    Unnatural Loss (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    The Disappearance, by Genevieve Jurgensen
    1. The Disappearance by Genevieve Jurgensen
    The New Yorker, September 6, 1999, p. 79
  69. Fiction
    [+]
    Why Potok is Popular (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    In the Beginning, by Chaim Potok
    1. In the Beginning by Chaim Potok
    Commentary, February 1976, pp. 73-75
  70. [+]
    The Years With Roth (Review)
    Daphne Merkin
    Leaving a Doll's House, by Claire Bloom
    1. Leaving a Doll's House by Claire Bloom
    The New Yorker, November 4, 1996, pp. 102-103
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