Sunday Books: coverage for September 5, 2010
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Historian Sean Wilentz posits the archetypal singer-songwriter as a confluence of our nation’s history. The author is beginning a residency at the Huntington.
Sept. 5, 2010
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This fascinating book ponders the numerous theories that explain our universe, scientific and otherwise.
Sept. 5, 2010
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Family secrets, the Holocaust and guilt all play roles in the Nobel laureate’s latest novel, a short somewhat convoluted effort.
Sept. 5, 2010
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The reissue of Simenon’s novel of a family fighting tyranny from within and out reinforces the writer’s skill at mixing memory and imagination.
Sept. 5, 2010
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The author takes a memorable, 4,000-mile romp through the intricate complexities of the Nile region of Africa.
Sept. 5, 2010
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This debut novel, a police procedural with an existential edge, centers on Long Beach detective Danny Beckett.
Sept. 5, 2010
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The Nobel laureate’s tale is rich in irony and empathy, regularly interrupted by witty reflections on human nature and arch commentary on the powerful who insult human dignity.
Sept. 5, 2010
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Richard Misrach’s photographs of post-Katrina New Orleans detail the frustrations and resolve of a surviving city.
Sept. 5, 2010
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In ‘A Stranger Like You’ and ‘Chosen,’ criminal impulses collide with wishes for Hollywood success and a baby of one’s own.
Sept. 5, 2010
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Plus ‘Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps’ and ‘Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt’
Sept. 5, 2010
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A drug-fueled love story with a fragmented narrative.
Sept. 5, 2010
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