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Tag Archives: The Fiery Pantheon
So Do I
“She had a nostalgia for a life she had never lived.” – Nancy Lemann, The Fiery Pantheon: A Novel
Midnight in Paris Re-Release: A Nostalgia For a Life He Had Never Lived
This article originally appeared on Capital New York. Midnight in Paris opened in May. So far, it has made over $50 million in the United States alone, making it Woody Allen’s biggest box office success. Sony Pictures has decided to … Continue reading
Brawn
There were aspects to his body that seemed patched together, like Frankenstein’s monster. This was a man who had had to be put back together, who had to learn to walk again. This was all before I met him, but … Continue reading
The Books: “The Fiery Pantheon” (Nancy Lemann)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Fiery Pantheon by Nancy Lemann The Fiery Pantheon is Nancy Lemann’s third novel – which, once again, involves a hilarious (tragi-comic) extended family of wacky Southerners … many of whom are transplanted to New … Continue reading