On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
By MARIE NDIAYE. Translated by JOHN FLETCHER.
Reviewed by FERNANDA EBERSTADT
In Marie NDiaye's novel, women draw on reserves of love, common sense and even self-mockery to counteract the damage being done to them by narcissistic family member
Also in the Book Review
By RACHEL CUSK
Reviewed by EMMA GILBEY KELLER
Rachel Cusk's latest memoir describes her divorce and what came next.
By DALE PECK
Reviewed by RON POWERS
In Dale Peck's novel, a Midwesterner arrives in New York to claim his inheritance, a brownstone that may contain buried treasure.
By MEGAN ABBOTT
Reviewed by CHELSEA CAIN
Megan Abbott's latest thriller finds power, desire and revenge in the insular world of high school cheerleading.
By TYLER COWEN
Michael J. Casey blames a "vast global financial system" for our economic malaise. Daniel Gross sees a brighter future ahead.
By JILL LEPORE
Reviewed by DANI SHAPIRO
Jill Lepore traces American ideas about life and death, from before the cradle to beyond the grave.
By ALAN EHRENHALT
Reviewed by FRED SIEGEL
Alan Ehrenhalt describes a demographic reversal, with the wealthy moving to cities and the working class moving to the suburbs.
By R. JAY MAGILL JR
Reviewed by LAURA KIPNIS
A sweeping cultural history of the ideal of sincerity.
By JAN STUART
New books by Sadie Jones, Natasa Dragnic, Jane Rogers, Jennifer Miller and Simon Mawer.
By VADDEY RATNER
Reviewed by LIGAYA MISHAN
Vaddey Ratner's first novel, which parallels her own life, tells of a little girl's struggle under the Khmer Rouge.
By G. WILLOW WILSON
Reviewed by PAULS TOUTONGHI
A young hacker on the run in the Middle East finds himself in a secret world.
By SADAKAT KADRI
Reviewed by MOHAMAD BAZZI
Sadakat Kadri's history of Shariah explores how Islamic law has evolved.
By CLAUDE LANZMANN. Translated by FRANK WYNNE.
Reviewed by PAUL BERMAN
The French journalist Claude Lanzmann is best known for his epic film, "Shoah."
By GARY KRIST
Reviewed by JAMES McMANUS
In Chicago, 1919 brought bloodshed, riots and municipal crises.
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The author of "Grand Pursuit" and "A Beautiful Mind" likes Victorian novelists for their deliciously wicked humor and the Russians for their political and philosophical musings.
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By LEAH PRICE
Every generation rewrites the book's epitaph.
By GILLIAN SILVERMAN
Despite predictions of the death of the book, it's as lively as ever.
By GREGORY COWLES
M. L. Stedman - whose novel "The Light Between Oceans" enters the list at No. 7 - really doesn't like publicity.
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.
This week, Emma Gilbey Keller talks about Rachel Cusk's "Aftermath"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Tyler Cowen discusses Joseph E. Stiglitz's new book about income inequality; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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