Good morning, Last week, I covered my choices of the “best books” from the Forties. This week, it’s the Fifties (spoiler alert: next Tuesday will be the Sixties!). My choices include both my favorite books and cultural bell weathers. The literature of the Fifties includes novels that spoke to the McCarthy era, provided perspective on the post-World War II era, dealt with the emerging sexual equality and racial justice movements, and a zeitgeist of coming to grips with the atomic age, the seemingly limitless potential of Pax Americana, the early days of Cold War paranoia and the fear of nuclear annihilation.
Lolita is an outstanding book, amazing that English was not Nabokov’s first language. Best to read with annotations, or secondary sources. It’s been over 40 years for me, time for another go.
Truman Capote said that Jack Kerouac was an excellent typist.
I recall thinking that On the Road was not a great book, it was an excellent bellwether.
Lolita is an outstanding book, amazing that English was not Nabokov’s first language. Best to read with annotations, or secondary sources. It’s been over 40 years for me, time for another go.
Truman Capote said that Jack Kerouac was an excellent typist.
I recall thinking that On the Road was not a great book, it was an excellent bellwether.