J. D. Salinger spent ten years writing The Catcher in the Rye and the rest of his life regretting it. Before the book was published, he was a World War II veteran with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; ...
When molecular biologist Max Delbrück received the Nobel Prize in 1969, he rejoiced but also had a lament. Samuel Beckett’s contributions to literature, which were honored at the same time, seemed to ...
The spacious idea that less is more certainly has its moments in American life (there's Emily Dickinson, minimalist design and now the Mini Cooper), but in general the country's passions are aroused ...
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