His last book Time of the Magicians was a group biography of Benjamin, Wittgenstein, Heidegger and Cassirer. Here, he looks at four women who created new ways of thinking in the aftermath of WW2.
The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil and the Salvation of Philosophy
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The third volume of his hugely entertaining memoirs, in which he recounts a decade of wrestling with the spirits of Oscar Wilde.
To the End of the World: Travels with Oscar Wilde
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"A lesser life does not seem lesser to the person who leads one" ...Diane Johnson's sensitive, witty and and intelligent biography of Mary Ellen Peacock Meredith (1821-1861), the well-educat... read more
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Van Gogh was famously driven by books - his letters to Theo allude to 200+ authors. Here is an original study of their relation to his art.
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The title is part of her 1947 New Year's Eve toast. Openly gay, Highsmith was famously beastly to lovers and friends. This new biography traces connections between her complex character and ... read more