I have published four novels and four books of literary criticism; I'm currently at work on a book called FOR THE LOVE OF BROKEN THINGS: MY FATHER, EDWARD GIBBON AND THE RUINS OF ROME. I teach in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
It's odd how such an appealing essay makes me feel as though I'm reading a piece of fiction. Perhaps it's all just a bit too slick?
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