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Carmine J. Passarella
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Harvard Author Profile: Former Harvard President, Drew G. Faust
The Harvard Crimson recently spoke with Faust, president emerita of Harvard University and University Professor — Harvard’s highest faculty honor — about her life and work.
‘Decapitated Poetry’ Review: Queer History and the Conundrum of Translated Poetry
“Decapitated Poetry” was formulated with discomfort in mind, explicitly striving to douse the reader in unfiltered, unapologetic, unencumbered gay reality.
‘The Wife of Willesden’ Review: The A.R.T.'S Production Makes Good on Its Promise
The show accomplishes what it sets out to do, but it yearns for something more.
‘You Could Make This Place Beautiful’ Review: Maggie Smith’s Beautifully Bittersweet Memoir
“You Could Make This Place Beautiful” is beautiful precisely because it luxuriates in the complicated and painful emotions that Smith has spent her career encapsulating in verse.
Harvard Authors Spotlight: Michael Bronski
The efforts of Bronski and others to revive lost AIDS literature like Borawski’s are a crucial step forward for the queer community.
“The 12th Commandment” Review: A Disappointing Dönme Mystery
"The 12th Commandment" suffers from tired character archetypes, overambitious storytelling, and long-winded pacing that makes it impossible for the book to find a place among any genre’s contemporary greats.
‘Getting Lost’ Review: New Translation Demonstrates Annie Ernaux’s Literary Prowess
Ernaux’s soul-bearing source text and Strayer’s expertise combine to produce a resounding, gripping work of art that proves to be more than worth its weight in salt.
‘Participation’ Review: Great Storytelling Weakened by Unconventional Narration
This attempt at radical inclusion falls flat. Part of the problem is that Moschovakis’s storytelling is far too excellent.
Review of ‘Good Arguments’ by Bo Seo ‘17 HLS ‘24
Seo’s entrance into the literary world is an ambitious and engaging read that is part memoir, part compendium on competitive debate, and part call to action.
Harvard Authors Spotlight: Bo Seo
He expressed a preference for a realistic account of his time on campus over rose-colored romanticism: “I wanted to talk about what it was, and what it was was pretty good.”