A Vietnamese-American authors surveys the books he loved growing up. Some were politically incorrect.
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Let Kids Read Politically Incorrect Books
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Lost Cities Spur the Imagination
An amazing Christmas gift–a journey to Machu Piccu–has me reflecting on “lost cities and vanished civilizations.” Selma Lagerlov’s “Adventures of Nils” works into the discussion as well.
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Roger Ebert’s Kinship with Whitman
In reflecting on death and dying, Roger Ebert turned to literature rather than to film.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Brendan Behan, death, Georges Remi, Henry James, Herzog, Kurt Vonnegut, Leaves of Grass, Roger Ebert, Saul Bellow, Slaughterhouse Five, Walt Whitman Comments closed
Tintin to the Rescue
The new film “Tintin” takes me back to my childhood, when my brothers and I scoured Paris book shops to assemble a complete set of what were early graphic novels.
