Talking about the story, my tone becomes contemptuous. After each paragraph, I have to get up from my desk and pace around. I read “If You Sing Like That for Me” now and I find myself jumping out of my skin. On the New Yorker’s website, Akhil Sharma explains why he hates his most famous short story:.I imagined Apollo biting the tribute to see if it was real gold, and wondered if it was now famous for not being famous - some last affliction from the sun god. They then told me a story about how it was known for its gold and silver mines, but after the islanders angered Apollo by sending him tribute made from gold plate, he flooded the mines. When the couple asked where I was going, and I told them, they said, Sifnos is not as famous, just like that. Also at the New York Times, Queen of the Night author Alexander Chee writes about his time in Greece:.
Once you notice that stillborn child, you begin to sense the specter of mortality ranging over Austen’s work - as evocative in her world, perhaps, as mortality itself. This Austen trivia quiz is appropriately tricky (I freely admit I only correctly answered seven out of 10 questions), the overview of Austen criticism is informative, and the essay on how Austen writes about mortality is gorgeous: We’ll have some coverage on Vox on the day itself (get excited), but in the meantime, the New York Times has a few pieces you can use to prepare yourself. Tuesday, July 18, is the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death.Here’s the best the internet has to offer for the week of July 9, 2017. Welcome to the weekly Vox book link roundup, a curated selection of the best writing online about books and related topics.
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