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.
Indeed, thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteIt saddens me to think of those who were simply instutionalised, like one of my grandmothers.