Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

 

Sunday reading on nybooks.com: An enigmatic Hungarian novel, new books about Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, the rise of the right in Germany, and an interview with the exiled Syrian poet Adonis. Sponsored by Zone Books/Near Futures Online

 

A Blinding Need for Each Other Deborah Eisenberg In The Door, one has the uneasy sensation that, through the medium of her fictional narrator, the author herself is whispering fiercely into our ear.

 

The Disaster of Richard Nixon Robert G. Kaiser Whether because of Kissinger’s advice or his own calculations, Nixon did not pursue the idea of getting out of Vietnam in 1971.

Behind the New German Right Jan-Werner Müller Never since the end of the Nazi era has a right-wing party enjoyed such broad cultural support in Germany. How did this happen?

 

“Now the Writing Starts” Jonathan Guyer and Adonis JG: Can poetry address the terrible, barbaric violence now engulfing Syria? A: Writing starts with asking questions and uncovering the sources of evil, wherever they come from…