Reviews and essays by Robert Fay.
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The Faith of David Foster Wallace
There have recently been a spat of blog posts and articles about the late novelist David Foster Wallace’s faith and whether the upcoming D.T. Max bio of Wallace will shed any light on this important subject. The latest round of interest in Wallace’s Christian faith (we don’t know exactly what denomination he identified with) was set off…
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Writers & Rock ‘n Roll on ‘Little Brother’
I had the privilege of being the first writer published on the new Little Brother Magazine website this week. I wrote an article on literary writers trying to be rock stars. The article gave me a great excuse to write about my adolescent musical heroes “The Smiths.” Little Brother Magazine is a new literary magazine (print-based)…
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Trailer for New ‘Anna Karenina’ Film
Fans of both Russian literature and actress Keira Knightley are rejoicing that the two will be joined together on the big screen in an upcoming film version of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina. I recently blogged about the famed translation of Tolstoy’s novel War And Peace by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky who also translated Anna Karenina.
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Whereby the National Book Critics Circle Mentions Me
Book critic Mark Athitakis, the respected author of the blog American Fiction Notes and editor of the National Book Critics Circle’s blog “Critical Mass,” included my essay on Yukio Mishima in one off their weekly roundups last month. It was an honor to be mentioned on the site and with so many other gifted writers. Each…
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‘First Things’ Blogs on my New ‘Full Stop’ Feature
I really love the headline that First Things gave to their blog post about my feature essay in Full Stop: “Roger Scruton and Yukio Mishima Walk into a Doughnut Shop…” That’s perfect. Read the First Things post on my essay about Mishima, Roger Scruton and beauty.
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Video of Marcel Proust’s Paris
This is an absolutely wonderful 28-minute long video titled “Proust’s Paris” which provides both expert background on the historical events unfolding in Paris during Marcel Proust’s lifetime as well as the details of his and his family’s lives. You’ll also receive a tour of the Paris neighborhoods, homes and monuments that were an important part of his life and…
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