The Eulogy of The Novelist: What comes after the death of the author
The Eulogy of The Novelist: What comes after the death of the author Can we ever really know our favourite authors? Art by Ellie Stephenson May 9, 2021 If, as Joan Didion said, “we tell ourselves stories in order to live,” then we tell the stories of others in order to better know how to die. How to leave a legacy. The biography is one such device. Last month, publisher W. W. Norton permanently halted distribution of Blake Bailey’s recent biography of American novelist Philip Roth after allegations surfaced that Bailey had groomed, harassed, and raped multiple ...