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Scott Esposito

Scott Esposito
Scott Esposito is the co-author of The End of Oulipo? (with Lauren Elkin) and the author of The Surrender and The Doubles. He's a frequent contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and the San Francisco Chronicle.


In California, Visions of Defiance and Grace

Finding Political Inspiration in the Unlikeliest of Places: The Opera
January 22, 2018  By Scott Esposito
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Trapped in an Abusive Relationship with the United States of America

Scott Esposito on Lies, Bullying and Gaslighting on a National Scale
December 4, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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How the Oldest Stories Can Give Us the Best Perspective

On War, Troy, and the Slow Time of Classic Literature
October 23, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

Scott Esposito on the Legacy and Lessons of Japanese Internment
September 18, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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The Secret E-Book That Changed My Life

Scott Esposito on Genderfluidity and the Unwavering Power of Words
August 28, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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On the Redemptive Generosity of Artistic Communities

How to Find a Little Hope in These Dark Times
August 8, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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How the Witchcraft of Clarice Lispector Saved My Life

Scott Esposito on the Books That Come Along to Rescue Us
July 25, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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To Catch the Conscience of the President: On the Power of Theater

How We Retell our Stories, From Shakespeare to Beckett to Anne Washburn
June 20, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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Why is One Hundred Years of Solitude Eternally Beloved?

At 50 Years Old, García Márquez's Masterpiece is as Important As Ever
June 6, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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We Need the Lives of Others Now More Than Ever

On the Expansive Reading and Insights of Tony Judt
May 23, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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On the Books We Read (and Write) to Get By

Death Shall Have No Dominion Over the Literature of Grief
May 9, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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From Mukasonga to Alexievich, We Need Writers Who Bear Witness

Scott Esposito on Staying Clear-Eyed in Dark Times
April 18, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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Trump in a Toga? On the Lessons (or Lack Therof) in Historical Fiction

Scott Esposito Finds Much of Value in John Williams Augustus
March 7, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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On the Twin Forces of Hope and Skepticism

Finding the Strength to Resist in William James and Bertrand Russell
January 11, 2017  By Scott Esposito
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The Art of a Nation Will Outlast Its Governments

In the second of a series, Scott Esposito considers creation as resistance
December 19, 2016  By Scott Esposito
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Literature for This Long, Dark Night of America’s Soul

Scott Esposito Looks to Art for Salvation
December 5, 2016  By Scott Esposito
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10 Books That Don’t Exist, But Should

Unfinished, Lost, Withdrawn, and Otherwise Tempting Us...
October 11, 2016  By Scott Esposito
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10 Giant Translated Novels that Make a Mockery of “Subway Reading”

A Work-Out for Your Biceps and Your Mind
September 19, 2016  By Scott Esposito
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Writing a Novel Limited to the 483 Words Spoken by Ophelia

Scott Esposito in Conversation with Paul Griffiths about let me tell you
August 29, 2016  By Scott Esposito
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Infinite Jest Around the World

Translating David Foster Wallace's 1,000 Page Mega-Novel
May 25, 2016  By Scott Esposito
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