Tag Archives: Orhan Pamuk

How Trump’s White Appeal Degrades

In his novel “Snow,” Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk captures what it is like for Turks to see themselves through the eyes of Germans. In Trump’s election, my students of color saw themselves through the eyes of white America and didn’t like what they saw.

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Why the Wealthy Get Wealthier

Thomas Piketty turns to Jane Austen and HonorĂ© de Balzac to analyze “Capitalism in the 21st Century.”

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Great Political Novels Not Agenda Driven

Great political novels are rich in spiritual attitude. Poor ones are agenda driven.

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