A Door for You Alone: Reading Kafka’s “The Trial” in Self-Isolation
Robert Zaretsky reads Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” under quarantine.
Robert Zaretsky reads Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” under quarantine.
Robert Zaretsky considers Albert Camus’s posthumous friendship with Simone Weil.
Robert Zaretsky reviews “La Langue de Trump” by Bérengère Viennot, the French translator of Donald Trump’s speeches.
Robert Zaretsky ponders “Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely” by Andrew S. Curran.
Robert Zaretsky looks at the illuminating “City of Light: The Making of Modern Paris” by Rupert Christiansen.
Robert Zaretsky contemplates “How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life,” a selection of Epictetus’s thought translated by A. A. Long.
Robert Zaretsky tackles “The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis” by Martha C. Nussbaum.
Robert Zaretsky considers the legacy of Simone Weil 75 years after her death.
Robert Zaretsky finds fault with “Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940–1950” by Agnès Poirier.
Robert Zaretsky appreciates “History: Why it Matters,” a rallying cry for the discipline by Lynn Hunt.
Robert Zaretsky interviews Catherine Camus about her father, Albert Camus, and his correspondence with Maria Casarès.
Robert Zaretsky on the correspondence between Albert Camus and Maria Casarès.