Tag Archives: Kant

Malcolm X’s Reading

Posted on April 6, 2014 by wcd2

April 3, 2014 I’m always a little suspicious when people make a big point about what books they’ve read, when they throw around big name like Schopenhauer, Kant, Nietzsche. But Malcolm is pretty scrupulous. Of Herodotus, he writes: “I … Continue reading →

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Monique Truong, The Book of Salt

Posted on October 26, 2011 by wcd2

October 26, 2011 Monique Truong. The Book of Salt. Monique Truong’s second novel, Bitter in the Mouth, came out last month, so (the way things are done here) it’s the time to celebrate her first. I’ve taught The Book of … Continue reading →

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