The estimable Charles Cist, in his 1845 book, “Cincinnati Miscellany, or Antiquities of the West,” relates the tale of a farmer who attempted an unsavory and underhanded method for disposing of his ...
In her new book, Cho Nam-Joo captures both the universality of sexism and the specificity of women’s experiences. When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose.