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James Lasdun reviews The Scientists: A Family Romance by Marco Roth
Oxford :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Reed Young for the Guardian Like the young intellectuals whose agonies were once a staple of a certain kind of (usually German) coming-of-age novel, Marco Roth grew up in an atmosphere of high culture, liberal values and material comfort.
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A desperate search for the perfect summer vacation reading
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 11 months ago
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Barbara Brotman Is there anyone more pathetic than a person days away from a summer vacation who can't find a summer vacation book?...I have been wheedling people for help for weeks now, my desperation growing as our trip approached. What kind of
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‘The O'Briens,' by Peter Behrens
Montreal :: Canada | 1 year ago
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There was a restless instinct in the family, an appetite for geography and change. Presentiments like this come early and often in Peter Behrens's otherwise impressive new novel, The O'Briens, which follows four generations of an Irish family from
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German media empire rocked by row between owner and son
Cologne :: Germany | over 2 years ago
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Alfred Neven DuMont, the 83-year-old patriarch of the media group DuMont Schauberg (MDS), is locked in a row with his son and heir, Konstantin, after the latter called for his father's resignation. Konstantin, 41, has been removed from his position
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A Mann For All Seasons
The themes and symbolism of German author Thomas Mann's literary masterpieces such as A Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain, Buddenbrooks, and Doctor Faustus are enigmas that have obsessed literary historians
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Moguls at the multiplex: Hollywood succeeds at last
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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James Kirby November 7, 2010 IF YOU thought business simply did not make good material for movies who could blame you it's not like the world of industry and finance offered a lot over the years. But suddenly all that has changed with a top-class
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One Minute With: Tim Waterstone, novelist and entrepreneur
London :: United Kingdom | over 2 years ago
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I'm at my computer in my tiny study at the top of my house, gazing out contentedly at Holland Park trees and gardens...What are you currently reading? [Thomas Mann's] 'Buddenbrooks' (for the umpteenth time in my life, and I hope I will still have
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New Novel
Missouri City :: TX :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Tell us The New York Times Jonathan Franzen's galvanic new novel, Freedom , showcases his impressive literary toolkit -- every essential storytelling skill, plus plenty of bells and whistles -- and his ability to throw open a big, Updikean picture
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Books of The Times: Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Freedom’ Follows Family’s Quest
Missouri City :: TX :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Greg Martin Jonathan Franzen, the author of the novel Freedom. Whereas Mr. Franzen's first novel, The Twenty-Seventh City, borrowed liberally from the likes of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo to create a dark, splashy picture of a futuristic St. Louis,
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A dead German novelist's cutting-edge business advice
Berlin :: Germany | over 3 years ago
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Buddenbrooks isn't the only literary work that shines a light on the vicissitudes of entrepreneurial life. Philip Roth's American Pastoral does for the postwar glove business what Moby Dick did for whaling. The Financier and The Titan , both by
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