The Books That Take Revenge, Centuries Later
A new history of the Red Scare prompts the question: Does literature still have enough influence to bring down the powerful?
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Who Came Up With That?
Contrary to what we think of as intellectual property, most ideas are difficult to trace back to one human mind.
The Questionable Triumph of the ‘Baling Wire Hippies’
Stewart Brand’s Whole Earth Catalog was seen as a countercultural milestone, but his new book reveals his alliances with the powerful.
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Eight of the Most Fascinating Biographies to Read
Each is animated by the author’s love—for their subject, for language, and for pushing the boundaries of what the genre can do.
Six Books That Simply Must Be Talked About
These six books demand discussion—with a pal, a date, or a book club.
Nine Books to Reset Your View of the World
Each of these titles will widen your perspective, offering you original insight and vision.
Seven Books to Read When You Have No Time to Read
These titles are worth picking up, even if you have only a moment to spare.
The Sugawn Chair
An Irish writer of great distinction who, unlike his predecessors George Bernard Shaw and James Joyce, has never broken his home lies with Dublin, SEAN O’FAOLAIN has made many visits to the United States and occasionally has added his luster to the English Department at Princeton University.
God and the State Railways
Having completed the film of a most successful play, ROMANOFF AND JULIET,and having received an Oscar for his superlative supporting part in SPARTACUS, PETER USTINOV is now immersed in the production of a new film,BILLY BUDD,in the casting of a new play for fall production, and in writing stories for theATLANTIC.
The Devil Child
KONSTANTINOV LARDAS was born in Ohio, received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.A. from columbia, and is now studying for his Ph.D. in comparative literature at the University of Michigan. Mr. Lardas parents came from Icaria, one of the Aegean Islands, and the setting of the story which follows.
The Trout
JESSE HILL FORD is an ATLANTIC discovery who graduated from Vanderbilt University and studied writing under Andrew Lytle at the University of Florida. Four of his short stories have appeared in our pages, and in 1959 he was awarded an Atlantic Grant to assist him with his novel, MOUNTAINS OF GILEAD,which has just been published under the Atlantic-Little,Brown imprint.
Sunset
VED MEHTA, who was born in kashmir, came to the United Stales in his sixteenth year. He graduated from Pomona College in California, spent two happy years at Balliol College, Oxford, and has recently joined the editorial staff of the NEW YORKER. Both of his books, FACE TO FACE and wALKING THE INDIAN STREETS, hare appeared under the Allantic-Little, Brown imprint.
Poet in the Paint Store
BY SOL SAKS After leaving the paint business. SOL SAKS traveled a rocky, devious road that led to reporting, editing a small-town newspaper, and finally, writing plays for television. Mr. Saks lives in California and is finishing his first novel.
The Tender Mercies
A Vassar graduate and mother of three children, MAY DIKEMAN tells us, “I now belong to an amateur theatrical group, paint portraits and street scenes, ride horses, and read Paul Tillich silently when not reading ‘What Happened to Piggy?' aloud.”
A Sparrow Falls
Author and playwright still in his thirties, JOHN D. STEWARTdevotes his leisure time to writing and his working days to the British civil service. “Border Incident,” a lighthearted story of Irish shenanigans, was published in the ATLANTIClast July; here is another Irish story in a more tragic vein.
A Chip of Glass Ruby
A native Johannesburger, NADINE GORDIMER is one of the most gifted novelists writing about the divided world of the union of South Africa. She began publishing her stories at the age of fifteen, and now she has to her credit two novels and three collections of short stories, the latest, FRIDAY ‘S FOOTPRINT, published last year by Viking.
The Burial of a Friend
Twenty-one years ago, GEORGE H. FREITAG first broke into print in the ATLANTICwith his story “Uncle Horace.” Since then his work has appeared in our pages from time to time, and his “Stories of Childhood,” which we published in December, 1959, evoked a warm response from our readers.