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BOOKS . . . FLYING HOME AND OTHER STORIES: Ralph Ellison was a great writer, but not a prolific one. Born in 1914, he published only one novel, 'Invisible Man,' before his death in 1994. 'Flying Home' represents a welcome addition to his oeuvre, notes TIME's Christopher John Farley. Of the 13...
At year's end it's as easy to gorge on new movies as on holiday dinner. Some 40 films are on view, many as solemn as a Christmas sermon; we consider 10 here. Three are docudramas about challenges to the legal system. Three are tales of senior citizens in...
DIED. HARRY KEMELMAN, 88, author of the popular Rabbi Small mystery series; in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Beginning with Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, his tales won praise for their masterly mix of sleuthing and Judaica.
Hearing about the violence Kay endured can seem almost surreal to those at a distance from her life. To those in the middle of it all, though, the abuse has an almost everyday quality about it. Kay's daughter Amanda, 14, a pretty girl with a sharp sense of humor...
1 ANGELA'S ASHES (Scribner). When it comes to sad tales of childhood hardships, "nothing can compare with the Irish version." So writes Frank McCourt, a retired New York City public school teacher, and then proceeds to prove his point. His memoir of growing up poor in the dank slums...