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Tag Archives: Norman Rush
In Honor of Norman Rush, Whose Birthday It Is Today
I decided to unearth an old piece I wrote about him, in the spirit of celebration. It’s called “Waiting for Norman Rush”. Re-reading it, I realize that – I sound very sad. Like … very sad. Not sure what was … Continue reading
Thoughts on Norman Rush
I was thinking the other day about Norman Rush – a man who wrote one of my favorite books of all time – Mating: A Novel – a highly celebrated and award-winning first novel published in the 1980s. Rush’s story … Continue reading
Cherished Books
I just moved, hired a company to do it for me because … well, because I just have too many damn books to move, and there is nothing heavier than a box of books. My former apartment was a 5th … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Canada, Catch-22, children's books, England, fiction, Herman Melville, Hopeful Monsters, Jane Austen, Joseph Heller, L.M. Montgomery, Lewis Carroll, Lives of the Saints, Madeleine L'Engle, Mating, Moby Dick, Nancy Lemann, Nicholas Mosley, Norman Rush, poetry, Sylvia Plath
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