May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingRecent biography sheds light on world-traveler and writer Stephen Graham Stephen Graham was a British traveler and writer largely responsible for shaping British and American perceptions of Russia in the early twentieth century. He later traveled throughout Europe and North America, writing many novels and biographies that established him as an important author during his lifetime. Graham’s work, however, is… read more
May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingUnpublished David Foster Wallace story donated to the Ransom Center The Ransom Center’s extensive David Foster Wallace collection was recently enriched by a donation of the original manuscript of a little-known, unpublished story, titled “Shorn.” Wallace wrote the two-page story, about a boy having his hair cut by his mother, while a graduate student at the University of Arizona. The… read more
May 16, 2014, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsA graduation diploma: “The Eviction Notice Written in Latin” This week, The University of Texas at Austin prepares its podiums and fireworks for Saturday’s commencement ceremony, the 131st in the school’s history.
