Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
Christopher Lehmann-Hauptis an American journalist, critic and novelist. He began as an editor for various New York City publishing houses, among them Holt, Rinehart and Winston and The Dial Press. In 1965, he moved to The New York Times Book Review, where he became an editor. In 1969, he was appointed senior Daily Book Reviewer for The New York Times, a position he held until 1995, when he became a regular daily book reviewer. From 1965 until 2000, he wrote...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
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challenges brilliant clarity
A brilliant and challenging discussion presented with extraordinary clarity.
sick alive language
Even if language is a living evolving organism, we don't have to embrace all the changes that occur during our lifetimes. If language is so alive, it can get sick.
junk my-favorite rice-krispies
Rice Krispies happens to be one of my favorite junk foods, just as I regard Michener as superior among junk writers.
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We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives.