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Denis Johnson’s war

Vietnam in Tree of Smoke
Denis Johnson has given us so many maimed and suffering souls in the past 25 years, he could fill a trauma ward.
By: JOHN FREEMAN  |  November 06, 2007
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American dreamer

Ha Jin retraces his journey
It’s difficult to think of an American writer with a story more inspiring than Ha Jin’s.
By: JOHN FREEMAN  |  October 15, 2007
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Class acts

Richard Russo’s family tidings
The cast of Bridge of Sighs — Russo’s first novel since his 2001 Pulitzer winner, Empire Falls — may have benefitted from a refresher course with Emerson.
By: JOHN FREEMAN  |  September 26, 2007
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War, peace, and Robert Pinsky

The season's fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
Every few years, a fall publishing season emerges that should remind us that Boston could be the literary epicenter of America.
By: JOHN FREEMAN  |  September 12, 2007
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Heat waves

Summer reads to cool off with
“Summer joys are spoilt by use,” wrote John Keats, meaning the less you do between June and August, the better.
By: JOHN FREEMAN  |  June 28, 2007
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Cheatin’ heart

In Lionel Shriver, you only live twice
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being , Milan Kundera struck upon an idea to give every cheating heart a moment’s pause.
By: JOHN FREEMAN  |  January 28, 2010
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