Author Archives: Robert Devereaux

Neville as Shakespeare…

I’m currently in the early chapters of The Truth Will Out. This book makes a "strong" case for Sir Henry Neville as the author of the Shakespeare canon. But see this blog for a fascinating counter to all of it–or … Continue reading

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Check out The New Press…

This morning, I was struck with a book idea that has me considering the task of putting together a book proposal for whichever company publishes Howard Zinn’s "A People’s History" series of spinoffs from his magnificent and eye-opening A People’s … Continue reading

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A great article on Pevear & Volokhonsky…

Looking for more info on their War and Peace, here’s an article from 2004 about their career, how they met, and the rest. Robert Devereaux

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The translation I’ve dreamt of…!

You have got to check this out! In particular: In fall 2007, Everyman’s Library is coming out with its own "War and Peace," translated by husband-and-wife team Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. "It will be our most important new translation … Continue reading

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Fagles’ Aeneid out…

What wondrous news. Robert Fagles, the majestic and magical translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey, comes forth at last with his Aeneid. This is truly a momentous occasion. On a personal note, I’m finally going to be able to … Continue reading

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Anti-war novels…

This post was originally intended to list as many anti-war novels as I could come up with. But I’ve found great lists already available on the web: Amazon list-maker "blahblahblah" from South Korea gives us this list. And Wikipedia has … Continue reading

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Bush’s odd eating habits…

Where have we heard it before? Ah, yes.  Hitler’s fanatical vegetarianism, not to mention his coprophagic sexual ways. Now, please see Susie Bright’s blog entry about Chimpy McFlightSuit’s hatred of "green food" and "wet fish" (poor dear Laura), as per … Continue reading

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Papa’s gen speaks…

Here’s an eloquent, sobering assessment of the current disaster that is U.S. politics, from one of my father’s generation. Opener: Democracy can die a slow death from a thousand cuts, inflicted by a few small men, wielding deadly little knives, … Continue reading

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Freedom of the press…

Check this out. Money quote: "Each year new countries in less-developed parts of the world move up the Index to positions above some European countries or the United States. This is good news and shows once again that, even though … Continue reading

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Oust all GOP…

The current Republican party has disgraced its own moderate and honorable past with the right-wing radicalism it has embraced in the last many years, and the Bush-enabling that has plunged us into a Constitutional crisis. We must vote against all … Continue reading

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