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The Secret History

The Secret History’s Fates, Allusions, and Tragedies

ByEllen O'Connell Whittet January 17, 2019

By making her first novel’s characters classicists, Donna Tartt lets us in on the trick: that this book is, in essence, a modern day Greek tragedy.

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Reading | Writing

A Held Breath: Alice Munro’s “Tricks” and Waiting in Literature

ByClare Beams September 29, 2016

I am in the midst of an anticipating season. My first book comes out in a month; my second baby will be born in a little over two. I’m finding that in terms of productivity right now I’m pretty useless.

The Secret History

The Secret History’s Fates, Allusions, and Tragedies

A Held Breath: Alice Munro’s “Tricks” and Waiting in Literature

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