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A Critic’s Diary | June 2025

"Nadja" by André Breton, Cornell's "The Ways of Paradise," Ernard's "Zone," and what else I've been up to lately.

Jun 3 •

Michael Patrick Brady

Is there room for male desire in literary fiction?

What does that even mean, really?

May 29 •

Michael Patrick Brady

Special Bulletin: Marx and the English Syllabus

Or, how to evaluate the veracity a claim.

May 20 •

Michael Patrick Brady

Reviews: New books in May

Two from Verso, plus a bevy of recent reviews.

May 20 •

Michael Patrick Brady

Does Gauguin need to be redeemed?

A review of “Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin” by Sue Prideaux

May 13 •

Michael Patrick Brady

These things, not others

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