Stalin’s Marginalia, and More

Paul Theroux was 25 when he first met V.S. Naipaul, 34, who was boastful, moody, and unpleasant. They became fast friends ... more »

“If I were a major artist…” Chekhov was too modest to accept that he was anything more than a fleetingly popular writer ... more »

Stalin’s marginalia. He marked up every book he read. What — if anything — do such stray thou…