April 7, 2020
Knight to rook 3
Culture
Remembering Max von Sydow, the greatest actor of his generation
Peter Craven
By this author
September 13, 2017
Smiley’s return
Culture
‘A Legacy of Spies’ brings together two of John le Carré’s greatest characters – but why?
October 21, 2019
Canon salute
Culture
Remembering Harold Bloom (July 11, 1930 – October 14, 2019)
August 1, 2016
‘The Gustav Sonata’ by Rose Tremain
Culture
Chatto & Windus; $29.99
January 27, 2010
‘The Legacy’ by Kirsten Tranter
Society
Kirsten Tranter, the daughter of famous poet John and formidable literary agent Lyn, has a literary background with bells on. Her first novel, The Legacy, shows her to be a novelist with a commanding talent – a tough plain-stylist …
July 3, 2009
Tudor Style
Society
Hilary Mantel’s ‘Wolf Hall’
December 1, 2008
A stockingful
arts
Peter Craven on the best books for Summer
December 1, 2008
Best Books for Summer 2008–09
arts
Alice Schroeder, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life (Bloomsbury, 976pp; $49.95). Barack Obama, Dreams from My Father, read by the author (Text Publishing, 6 CDs; $39.95). Helen Garner, The Spare Room (Text Publishing, 208pp; $29.95). Christos …
June 4, 2008
Sing out loud, sing out strong
arts
Opera in Australia
December 5, 2007
Sixty of the best
arts
The best books for summer
December 5, 2007
Peter Craven’s Best Books for Summer 2007-08
Human rights
Julian Burnside, Watching Brief: Reflections on Human Rights, Law and Justice (Scribe, 320pp; $32.95). ISBN(13): 9781921215490.Julia Fox, Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford (W&N, 400pp; $55). ISBN: 0297850814.Waleed Aly, People Like Us: How Arrogance …
April 4, 2007
As you like it
Society
An interview with Geoffrey Rush
December 6, 2006
A thinking read
arts
The best books for summer