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Tag Archives: Ryszard Kapuściński
Rebecca West on Goering
I’ve got a couple of what I call “intellectual idols”, people who analyze and parse the world and its events, in a way that seems singular, important, and (in some cases) life-altering (for me). I was one way before I … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged George Orwell, Germany, Rebecca West, Robert Conquest, Robert Kaplan, Ryszard Kapuściński, war, WWII
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The Boat Cemetery in Central Asia
Ryszard Kapucinski in his book Imperium writes: Central Asia is deserts and more deserts, fields of brown weathered stones, the heat from the sun above, sandstorms. But the world of the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya is different. Arable … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellania
Tagged Central Asia, Imperium, Ryszard Kapuściński, Stalin, Uzbekistan
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The Books: “The Things They Carried’ (Tim O’Brien)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. Fiction? Journalism? Reportage? Memoir? Do we really care? I don’t. But lots of people seem to reallllllly care about those labels. As we have seen time and time … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged fiction, James Frey, Ryszard Kapuściński, The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien, Vietnam, war
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5 Books
Got a cool mee-mee from 50 Books: Five most recent books you’ve bought for yourself: Grover Cleveland (The American Presidents Series) – by Henry Graff Then She Found Me – by Elinor Lipman – I used to have this book … Continue reading
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Tagged Atonement, By the Lake, E.B. White, Elinor Lipman, John McGahern, Orson Welles, Ryszard Kapuściński, Simon Callow
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Tribute to Ryszard Kapuscinski
My heart is so full. The place was standing room only. The line was (literally) around the block. It went from the door on 42nd Street all the way to 6th Avenue. I heard Polish being spoken in line, we … Continue reading
Tribute at NYPL
To one of my favorite people in the world. And some of my OTHER favorite people in the world are on the panel. And I’m gonna be there, and I’m having a heart attack.
The Idi Amin Theme
Suddenly he’s everywhere. First of all – Ryzsard Kapuscinski was working on a book about Idi Amin when he died – Or maybe he finished it, not sure. One of the chapters in his book about Africa was devoted to … Continue reading
“silva rerum: the forest of things”
Granta has re-published a long interview with one of its mainstay writers – who just passed away – Ryszard Kapuscinski. I haven’t even really processed the fact that he is gone – and that that is it, in terms of … Continue reading