Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

This week on nybooks: Hilton Als on being an artist, Tim Parks on who’s reading Knausgaard,Chris Killip on photography and the sublime, Robert Pogue Harrison on the silicon age,Albert Ho on Hong Kong’s democracy, Hugh Eakin on Oman’s future, and from the archives, a letter by Arthur Hertzberg on Israel and moral responsibility.

Ghosts in Sunlight Hilton Als The artist’s memory is a dangerous, necessary thing.   ADVERTISEMENT   Who’s Reading Knausgaard? Tim Parks It’s an “international sensation and bestseller.” But how many people have readMy Struggle?   Chris Killip: Skinningrove A film by Michael Almereyda The photographer looks back at his pictures of a small fishing village in Yorkshire.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Children of Silicon Valley Robert Pogue Harrison Becoming a boring human being is the fate of most people inside the tech economy’s hive.   Hong Kong Rising Perry Link interviews Albert Ho If Beijing fails to deliver democracy in 2017, Hong Kong will likely become ungovernable.   In the Heart of Mysterious Oman Hugh Eakin With sectarian conflict across the Middle East, can Oman’s peaceful absolutism survive?   An Open Letter to Elie Wiesel Arthur Hertzberg Morally, Jewish tradition commands us to act justly, especially when actions seem imprudent and embarrassing, and never to be silent. (1988)