Martin Peretz, Identity in the Novel, and More

Martin Peretz, who helped define the liberal establishment even as he tweaked it, is at 84 persona non grata.

"Historians! Put down your tools! Your labors are at an end. The scientists have finally solved history." Or something like that... more »

Martin Peretz, who helped define the liberal establishment even as he tweaked it, is at 84 persona non grata. “It’s a sodden coda”... more »

In today’s novel, identity can be leveraged only to confirm that fiction spea…