13 June, 2011
More Caterpillar Than Butterfly But, My, What A Cocoon
David Foster Wallace's The Pale King seeks joy beyond the boredom of bureaucracy.
A Single Immense Swoon
Karl Kirchwey's new translation of Poèmes saturniens playfully yet faithfully renders Paul Verlaine's adolescent verse.
Spirit of Resistance
Stéphane Hessel's Time for Outrage! urges that the state of the world requires a return to simple moral indignation.
The Point of Beauty
David Orr's Beautiful & Pointless introduces the lay reader to poetry but founders on the reef of metaphor.
Stop Worrying…
Clive James's ultimate success in England parallels Australia's own growth into a more confident and independent country.
