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Monthly Archives: December 2024
Of course, we must talk about Kafka!
Of course, we must talk about Kafka! The year coming to an end marks the centenary of his death, on June 3 1924, at the age of 40. Author of a multifaceted body of work, the Czech writer has been … Continue reading
Celebrating the centenary of James Baldwin’s birth
Under this title, Fred d’Aguilar, in December 6th TLS, reviews Baldwin’s memoir, No Name in the Street, “beautifully reissued by Penguin Classics,” and several recently published books on the author, who was born on August 2, 1924, among which: Colm Tóibín’s On James … Continue reading