Ian Crouch

Author Archive

  • October 25, 2013
    There ought to be a word for â??the limbo-like precincts of an airport baggage claim, where groggy travellers gather around the motionless treads of empty conveyor belts.â? It...
  • April 11, 2013
    The recent PBS documentary “Philip Roth: Unmasked” buried the lede, as the expression goes—so deeply, in fact, as to not mention at all the most pertinent bit of...
  • February 21, 2013
    In her novels “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” Hilary Mantel has proven herself to be a master of insidious court intrigue, rampant backstabbing, and...