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...following Portnoy's with a novel whose central character bore no surface resemblances to himself. With characteristic contrariness, Roth did the exact opposite. Peter Tarnapol, the narrator of My Life as a Man (1974), is, unlike Portnoy but like Roth, a writer and one who has enjoyed early acclaim, hailed as "'the golden boy of American literature' (New York Times Book Review, September, 1959)." Tarnapol's obsessive topic is his disastrous first marriage; that Roth had lived through such an experience was by then fairly common knowledge among his readers. By giving Tarnapol so many of his own biographical details...
...first glance, the story lines of Mafia hit men, power and treachery seem as if they will follow crime-tale formulas, but The Sopranos turns out to be as unpredictable as real life. Its popular and critical acclaim reflects Chase's ability to flesh out lifelike characters and his knack for assembling a cast with the energy to play them. He makes viewers identify with made men by making them human. You empathize with Tony Soprano whether he's whacking a guy in the afternoon or arguing with his abrasive Ivy League daughter at dinner, because Chase gets the details...
...privilege to immerse myself in something that I loved." The depth of her feelings for Kofi - the marriage is a second one for both - is unmistakable. Last week, at the U.N.'s headquarters in New York, as the world watched a statesman basking in the acclaim of the international community, Nane Annan's thoughts were intensely personal. "I thought of that moment when we first met 20 years ago in Geneva...
...from rockers Tool and Weezer as monumental events in my life. However, I anticipate the demise of mindless, commercial teen pop even more. I hope that you are right to predict that the music industry is undergoing a major change and that CD sales and critical acclaim will inspire other rock acts to emerge. I have endured the boy and girl bands long enough. It's time for music buyers to prove that we won't go for the undertalented teen pop acts anymore. ANNIE BURTOFF Richmond...
...surprise that the U.N. Security Council in the same week unanimously, and with acclaim, reelected Annan to a second term as Secretary General. No surprise not only because nobody ran against him - indeed, if Annan has enemies, they don't reveal themselves in daylight - but also because of the warmth and respect he has engendered across all political boundaries. Praise for the unassuming Ghanaian diplomat came as effusively from U.S. diplomats and political leaders (even longtime U.N.-basher Senator Jesse Helms enjoys a cordiality with the Secretary General that would have been quite unthinkable when Boutros Boutros-Gali held...