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...Unkindness of Ravens (Pantheon; 245 pages; $15.95) by Ruth Rendell marries the two disparate strains in her writing: the slow psychological disintegration of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and conventional detection by kindly Chief Inspector Reg Wexford and his younger deputy Mike Burden. The plot involves bigamy and incest and probes the links between feminism and lesbianism. As is almost always true in a Rendell narrative, things are considerably simpler than they at first seem. Her portrait of the killer is a classic Christie-style evocation of narcissistic...
...rowdy, anything-goes spirit as well as two memorable numbers: You Won't Succeed on Broadway ("if you don't have any Jews") and the infectious Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. You have to be a Python maniac to place this genial mishmash in the Broadway pantheon, but let's look on the bright side...
...expectations. Originally written in French, they focused on the author's story of growing up in revolutionary Iran and eventually becoming an expatriate in Europe. Even in the more expansive, but still male-dominated world of hi-end comix, the Persepolis books stood out. Satrapi's newest book, "Embroideries" (Pantheon; 112 pages; $17) continues her fascinating, entertaining examination of women's lives using the simple, compelling techniques that have become her style...
...feel that the world of poetry has been shaken by his death,” Solano said. “The pantheon of modern poetry—[Allen] Ginsberg, Creeley, and [Phillip] Levine—is slowly passing away...
...feel that the world of poetry has been shaken by his death,” Solano said. “The pantheon of modern poetry—[Allen] Ginsberg, Creeley, and [Phillip] Levine—is slowly passing away. I don’t think there is anyone to replace them and the energy and passion they had for life and articulation...