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First novels are usually publishers' unwanted mail: commercially unpromising bundles of print that are accepted grudgingly, paid for in peanuts and advertised sparsely, if at all. The mystery is why any first novels are ever published and why there are any first novelists willing to go through the ordeal of writing them. In spite of the many obstacles, first novels continue to appear. The question for readers is knowing which ones to try. Here is a look at six of them that we think, while not perfect, are worth your time...
Classical topics have enjoyed somewhat of an upswing in popularity and attention recently in theater and print alike. Fagles's translation of The Odyssey has garnered not only widespread critical praise but also plaudits for its accessibility to the average reader. With Walker's production of another ancient classic, the play The Bacchae, to go up at the Agassiz this fall, a dramatic reading of the epic would seem natural enough...
...anonymity is that the writer bears no public responsibility for his or her comments, thus promoting a sense of complacent security that lends itself to offensive writing. A letter signed by 42 professors at HLS captured this concern perfectly: "Perhaps the pseudonymity of Fenno contributed to the decision to print a disgusting and cruel column that we doubt would have been published under the name(s) of the author...
...College is firmly committed to freedom of the student press; even when it prints pieces that the College believes not to be in the community interest, the College will defend the legitimate right of the press to print them," Lewis wrote in his statement...
...campaign reform to be meaningful, there has to be a limit on the length of time as well as on spending [NATION, Feb. 3]. With all the print and electronic media coverage available to the public, it is an insult to the intelligence of the American voter for a political campaign to last more than three months. It doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that a shorter campaign would be far less costly. Of course the media and other organizations that make billions of dollars running political ads and covering the campaign would probably fight the idea...