This is a great work, more linear than Tom Stoppard's earlier dramas, yet filled with such intelligence and compassion that it will be read and seen for years and years and, perhaps, over ti…
This is a brilliant book that comes at a propitious time in our country's history. The post Book Review: "Blowout" " A Devastating Vision of What is at Stake appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
In this seemingly modest, but beautifully constructed and deeply moving play, Donald Margulies has tackled some of the thorniest questions of our time. The post Theater Review: "Time Stands …
To have such a remarkably courageous voice as Lucette Lagnado's silenced forever at such a young age is, simply, not fair. The post Book Review: A Memorial to Lucette Lagnado's Two Remarka…
In Extremis is required reading not only for anyone interested in war, but for anyone interested in how an unusual woman makes her way in the world. The post Book Review: "In Extremis" " A F…
A splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan. The post Theater Review: "The Waverly Gallery" " A Powerful Look into a Descent into Dementia …
This consistently interesting novel adds an unforgettable dimension to an historical event about which we thought we knew all there was to know. The post Book Review: "Prague Spring" " The F…
Although Anthony Powell's stock has gone down since he died in 2000, I hope that this new biography will spark interest in A Dance to the Music of Time. The post Book Review: Anthony Powell …
What impressed me most about these two different women is they were both products of an America which values determination and wit and intelligence, as well as opportunity.
In Washington Black novelist Esi Edugyan has defied the cliché of the escaped slave discovering freedom.
Deborah Eisenberg's stories pull you in and imitate life in an uncanny way.
It is heart-warming that, in these "worst of times," playwrights like Carey Crim are working quietly to give us a look at new beginnings with humor and tenderness and hope.
In the end, Philip Roth produced the greatest body of work in the 20th century since William Faulkner and Saul Bellow and I.B. Singer.
Schutt's is an example of the kind of fiction that is being taken seriously in too many quarters in this new century, but that is not nearly good enough.
The Lyric Stage production of Anna Christie does right by Eugene O'Neill's brilliance.
There is much to love in this Lyric Stage Company production and I recommend it highly.
For the hundredth birthday of Charlotte Salomon, who is emerging as one of the 20th century's great artists, two fabulous volumes dedicated to her work.
This superb volume is much more than a group of essays; it is a tale with a trajectory fashioned by a writer who is determined to be achingly honest.
Spiro Veloudos and his talented cast has given us an evening in the theater when all that makes us human comes to the fore.
The biography offers a fascinating look at Frances Coke Villiers's unique tale of rebellion, examining the plight of one memorable woman during a tumultuous time.
Helen Dunmore's astounding final novel is a fascinating take on a family of radicals living in Bristol, England during the French Revolution.
This book captures " beautifully " poet John Ashbery's youth and dreams and struggles.
It is my sad duty to report that an evening which looked so promising was hardly a worthy homage to an important musical figure of the 20th century.
Focusing on these indomitable and sometimes troubling women, Fought has written an engaging book that is compelling, sometimes even fierce.
George Prochnik's biography of Gershom Scholem is flawed, but well worth reading, especially for those struggling with their Jewish and Israeli identities.