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The Brilliant, Unread Journal of Jules Renard (Part I)
No one ever talks about the journal of Jules Renard. I hadn’t heard of it until I fell upon the work of Julian Barnes, who references it occasionally in his nonfiction. But I was so struck by these...
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The Brilliant, Unread Journal of Jules Renard (Part II)
No one ever talks about the journal of Jules Renard. That’s how I began my first post about this journal, and it’s regrettably true. Renard’s journal is rarely cited, nearly impossible to find even on...
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Martin Amis: How Britain, Germany, and France Have Reconciled Their Roles in...
“Britain, I think rightly, derives a great deal of strength from its performance in the Second World War. Perhaps no other nation in Europe emerges from that war intact — either because of the...
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The Hungarian Photographer Who Stormed Omaha Beach
“I would have to make up my mind and choose a barge to ride in… On the one hand, the objectives of Company B looked interesting, and to go along with them seemed a pretty safe bet. Then again, I used...
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Meet Napoleon Bonaparte
“Napoleon Bonaparte was the founder of modern France and one of the great conquerors of history. He came to power through a military coup only six years after entering the country as a penniless...
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Sam Harris: The Meaning of the Paris Attacks
“This is the big story of our time, and it is an incredibly boring one. Let the boredom of this just sink into your bones: realize that for the rest of your life, you’re going to be reading and...
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Diplomacy, Ben Franklin Style
“In France, seventy-year-old Franklin began the third phase of his extraordinary life. His fame as a scientist and philosopher blended with the huge excitement he generated as the spokesman for the...
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