The Devil Problem (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: David Remnick
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Work: Current affairs; essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Current affairs
- Subjects: Authors or writers, Art or artists, Politicians, Publishing or publishers, Heroes or heroism, Athletes, Reporting or reporters, Biography
David Remnick has compiled a series of essays he wrote earlier, mostly for The New Yorker, into a book that is easy to read and hard to put down, especially for those of us (and alas, there are far too many) who are morbidly curious about the lives and foibles of the powerful and famous. This is like a “best- of” People magazine, but in the style of The New Yorker. Remnick has a gritty, honest style which at first is refreshing, but at length has a tired Old World, we-aren’t- afraid-to-use-bad-language aspect which is slightly depressing. Perhaps the articles...
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