Vivian Gornick
Vivian Gornick is author, most recently, of Taking a Long Look: Essays on Culture, Literature, and Feminism in Our Time.
The Obligation of Self-Discovery
Simone de Beauvoir’s relationship with her readers was a mutually demanding collaboration.
Feminism and the Left
In the ’70s, feminists felt bereft even of support from those on the radical left.
In Defense of Narcissism
When narcissism was pathologized, reformers were labeled as narcissists and discontent swept under the rug.
Empire’s Wasteland
The cause of Camus’s native countrymen moved him, yet he yearned helplessly toward the European culture that had formed him.
The Cure for Loneliness
To Erich Fromm, humanity was always trading freedom for the comfort of external authority.
The Beginning of Wisdom
Like many other writers of his time, H.G. Wells thought of himself as a Man of the Future, but his style of self-presentation remained Victorian.
