"There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you."
—Elie(zer) Wiesel (b. 1928) Romanian-born writer, lecturer, survivor Nazi camps, Nobel
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ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: James Franco on Adapting Novels and Multitasking
Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:27 GMT
James Franco, whose Faulkner adaptation for the big-screen, “As I Lay Dying,” is playing at Cannes, discusses his love of Faulkner and his ability to handle multiple projects at once.
 
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Books of The Times: ‘And the Mountains Echoed,’ by Khaled Hosseini
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:26:11 GMT
“And the Mountains Echoed,” a multigenerational novel by Khaled Hosseini, explores how characters define themselves through the choices they make.
 
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Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:19 GMT
“What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War II France,” a book by the historian Mary Louise Roberts, documents rape and other misconduct among the greatest generation.
 
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Books: In Essays, Nurses Highlight Job’s Tedious Duties and Profound Implications
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:42 GMT
In a new anthology of essays, 21 nurses describe the often quiet work of keeping patients alive.
 
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A Staging for Vonnegut’s ‘Make Up Your Mind’
Sun, 19 May 2013 21:35:48 GMT
The playwright Nicky Silver has adjusted Kurt Vonnegut’s 1993 play “Make Up Your Mind” so it can be staged in Boston.
 
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Books of The Times: ‘Americanah,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:26:59 GMT
In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book, “Americanah,” the main characters find that race matters wherever they go.
 
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Exposés of China’s Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong
Sun, 19 May 2013 00:24:28 GMT
Visitors from mainland China turn to Hong Kong bookstores for forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposés about their Communist Party masters.
 
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Bookshelf: Books on New York History and Sweet-Tooth Outlets
Sat, 18 May 2013 06:50:10 GMT
In “City of Ambition,” Mason B. Williams explores what drove a patrician Democrat and a street-smart Republican to revive New York City from the Great Depression.
 
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Noted: Making a Word Meme
Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:38 GMT
The title of Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto, “Lean In,” quickly became ubiquitous.
 
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Unusual Immigrants in New York
Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:03 GMT
Helene Wecker discusses her debut novel, “The Golem and the Jinni.”
 
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ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Humans and Mutants Working Together
Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:29 GMT
“Uncanny Avengers” is No. 2 on the hardcover list.
 
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ArtsBeat: Anthologies That (Mostly) Stand the Test of Time
Fri, 17 May 2013 16:55:53 GMT
Reading collections of fiction from the 1940s and 1990s for classics and rediscovered gems.
 
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Essay: Beautiful Creatures
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:35:08 GMT
Charles Kingsley’s 150-year-old morality fable reflects the contradictory impulses of the Victorian era.
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‘The Humanity Project,’ by Jean Thompson
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:34:03 GMT
At the center of the plot lines in Jean Thompson’s novel is a philanthropist who wants to bribe people into virtue.
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Inside the List
Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:24 GMT
“Happy, Happy, Happy” by Phil Robertson is No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction list — the second best seller spawned by the reality show “Duck Dynasty.”
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