Word: offing
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Laughter in the Dark, by Vladimir Nabokov. This revival of a prehumous (1938) novel, although a mere Pninprick compared to the author's subsequent slash, foreshadows the maturer talent in describing a middle-aged Berlin art dealer of The Blue Angel epoch, whose life and dignity are degraded by...
The Metamorphosis of the Gods, by Andre Malraux. To Malraux, art is religion, and to support this view, he produces flights of brilliant speculation that course throughout all of art history; if he does not persuade the reader to worship, at least he helps him to see.
The Go-Away Bird, by Muriel Spark. In the title novella and in ten accompanying short stories-mostly semi-supernatural suspense tales-the talented Scottish novelist displays her deft style and consummate con-woman skill in unmasking the hoaxing face of the world.
Rabbit, Run, by John Updike. A powerful and relentlessly depressing story about the crackup of an unspeakable Hollow Man whom the author perhaps mistakes for Everyman.
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