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With the passing of Paul Auster, the aesthetics of postmodernism retreated another significant step back into the past tense of history.
Paul Auster on the set of Lulu on the Bridge, which he directed in 1997.
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A writer of immense talent, Auster’s legacy bequeaths the power of imagination and the inexhaustible possibilities of language.
Hard-boiled detective: Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973).
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Whether they are set in a country house or on the mean streets, detective novels tell us so much about human nature.
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Have you ever read a novel in the second person? You probably found it strange.
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America’s answer to Kafka and Dostoevsky gets real at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Former Globe and Mail newspaper reporter turned novelist Omar El Akkad contemplates his debut book American War in his publisher’s Toronto office in this 2017 file photo.
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Astronomer Bryan Gaensler picks five speculative and science fiction novels worth reading, including Omar El Akkad’s American War.
David Fincher’s film shows the desolation of failed suburban promises.
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The film Gone Girl (2014) is dividing critics along gender lines. Men see it as a gripping, fresh thriller while women have expressed alarm over a range of issues. Chief in recent days is criticism of…