"...and finally with sublime relentlessness..." Ah, Mr. Kirsch, you do write a good review, all the way to "a passion for irrelevant accuracy." Wit in the service of truth is a delight indeed.
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Adam Kirsch is one of the best book- reviewes now writing. I have read quite a few of his truly... [MORE]
Shalom Freedman
Mar 11, 2008 05:21
Conrad is an artist who reflects the imperial exploitation of the African in the Belgian Congo. Adam Kirsch has revealed... [MORE]
Robin Todd
Mar 11, 2008 20:31
What is wrong with pedantry. Learn the facts about his life. Read his books. With your own experiences and your... [MORE]
James Trigg
Mar 10, 2008 11:49
"...and finally with sublime relentlessness..." Ah, Mr. Kirsch, you do write a good review, all the way to "a passion...
Waimea Williams
Mar 10, 2008 11:47
if mr. stape indeed "gives a full chronicle of Conrad's life from birth to death," he has done readers... [MORE]
jimbo
Mar 10, 2008 09:42
I don't know who to feel sorrier for, Conrad or the biographer. But the reviewer makes an important point about... [MORE]