Daily Archives: November 15, 2021

62: A Model Kit – Julio Cortázar (1968)

“… 62: A Model Kit is an attempt to fulfill these novelistic intentions. It is (in this fine translation by Gregory Rabassa) a deeply touching, enjoyable novel, beautifully written and fascinatingly mysterious and intri cate in its designs. It realizes … Continue reading

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Nathan Gelgud – Unconventional, Part 1: Ed Sanders and the Liberal Puritan

“In anticipation of the Republican and Democratic national conventions later this summer, Nathan Gelgud, one of the Daily’s new correspondents, will be posting a regular weekly comic about the writers, artists, and demonstrators who attended the contested 1968 DNC.  …” The Paris … Continue reading

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