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...kindest things to say about JohnBurnham Schwartz ’87’s new novel, “TheCommoner,” are the things that it isn’t.It isn’t over-long, over-complicated, oroverwrought; it isn’t slow or boring; itisn’t bad.The trouble is, it isn’t particularlygood, either. And if not for its compellingsource material—the story of EmpressMichiko, the first commoner to marryinto the Japanese royal family—thenovel would be much worse. Despite itsvivid subject, Schwartz’s bland...
...worst nightmare—although Kravitz’s parents (Lisa Bonet and Lenny) may not necessarily be shocked. What’s shocking is the extent to which both Jay and Andelman must have tricked themselves into thinking that this kind of association is in the least bit novel. It’s been just over 30 years since Lou Reed first sang, “Heroin, / its my wife and it’s my life,” and all Jay’s been able to come up with is, “Just...
...liked inthe man,” Cooper said, “it’s qualities I understood,where I found a parallel in hisbehavior, in his reactions, in his relationship.”“Married Life,” which is based on theJohn Bingham novel “Five Roundaboutsto Heaven,” takes place in 1949, but thestory itself is remarkably relevant to thepresent day. “We wanted to make a contemporarystory set in the 1940s,” Sachssaid. “The 40s are kind of today, really...
...Scotland provided an exhilarating escape for millions of children, and not a few parents. The other was Precious Ramotswe, whose everyday adventures as boss of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana provided a reassuring escape for millions of adults, and not a few children. Sales of both novel series soared into the tens of millions, making Edinburgh, where J.K. Rowling and Alexander McCall Smith both write, a cradle of superstar authors...
...multi-billion-dollar movie franchise, while Precious Ramotswe is only now finding her way to the more modest medium of television. Yet, whether in books or on screen, she's not to be underestimated. In the U.K., the bbc will air a two-hour film version of the novel this month, along with a 13-part follow-on series, both of which will also be shown on HBO in the U.S. The high-wattage team behind the production is betting that Precious can help to recast the world's view of Africa...