Character and History in “The Village Idiot” – Chicago Review of Books

Character and History in “The Village Idiot” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In the protean landscape of contemporary fiction, the historical novel is among those having something of a moment. Given the literary world’s apparently endless quest for ever-marketable books placed within ever-tightening niches, this is on the whole not overly surprising. With access to real worlds that feel alien and actual characters lending themselves easily … Read more