James Wood (1) (1965–)
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About the Author
James Wood is currently a senior editor at The New Republic and a visiting lecturer in English and American literature at Harvard.
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Associated Works
Novels, 1944-1953 : The Dangling Man; The Victim; The Adventures of Augie March (2003) — Toimittaja — 342 kappaletta
Novels 1956-1964: Seize the Day, Henderson the Rain King, Herzog (2007) — Toimittaja — 266 kappaletta
Bellow: Novels 1970-1982: Mr. Sammler's Planet / Humboldt's Gift / The Dean's December (Library of… (2010) — Toimittaja — 122 kappaletta
Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives (2009) — Avustaja — 21 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1965-11-01
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- Durham, England, UK
- Asuinpaikat
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Koulutus
- Cambridge University (Jesus College)
Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, UK
Durham Chorister School - Ammatit
- book critic
Professor of the Practice of Literary Criticism
novelist
staff writer - Suhteet
- Messud, Claire (wife)
- Organisaatiot
- The Guardian
The New Republic
The New Yorker
Harvard University - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 2001)
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On the other hand, the first sections, covering narrative and viewpoint, illuminated perspectives on writing that came as revelations to me as from on high. I simply have not previously approached fiction from that philosophical direction.
The author seems to be of two minds as well, trying to have his cake and eat it, too, philosophically. He seems to be simultaneously trying to appeal to the common reader and to the highly educated sophisticate. At times he succeeds. At others, he seems simply irksome. Like one of those know-it-all semi-intellectuals that are impossible to shut up once they commence to educate you about some subject.
Then again, perhaps it was just me, the reader, becoming impatient. If I decide I have a need to make time for this book again, perhaps I will revisit it and see if it is even more illuminating (or more irksome) the second time.… (lisätietoja)