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Read for Life
Literature为生命而读
(us) John Leonard
John Leonard is a towering figure in American literature. As an erudite, passionate, and wide-ranging book reviewer, he personally participated in shaping the landscape of contemporary American literature. This book is a collection of 50 interpretations of many famous writers and masterpieces extracted from Leonard's 50-year reading career, from Pasternak to Nabokov, from Marquez to Said, to Doris Lessing to Joan Titian. What is reflected in it is the changes of the times and the evolution of cultural trends in post-war America. It can be said that life is endless and reading is endless.
John Leonard is a towering figure in American literature. As an erudite, passionate, and wide-ranging book reviewer, he personally participated in shaping the landscape of contemporary American literature. This book is a collection of 50 interpretations of many famous writers and masterpieces extracted from Leonard's 50-year reading career, from Pasternak to Nabokov, from Marquez to Said, to Doris Lessing to Joan Titian. What is reflected in it is the changes of the times and the evolution of cultural trends in post-war America. It can be said that life is endless and reading is endless.