ibn hakkan al bokhari dead in his labyrinth

By Mark Singer Editors’ Picks from the Archive A Reporter at Large The Squid Hunter From 2004: The giant squid has consumed the imaginations of many oceanographers. A Subway Genius Hunts Down an Apartment Mouse Craig Avedisian, a winner of the M.T.A.’s “genius challenge,” tackles a rodent problem at home. By Paul Elie Fiction Podcast Orhan Pamuk Reads Jorge Luis Borges The writer joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Ibn Hakkan Al-Bokhari, Dead in his Labyrinth,” from a 1970 issue of the magazine. By Maya Jasanoff Culture Desk We Still Live Within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer” Walker Percy’s novel, from 1961, may be the first work of what we call contemporary American fiction. By Eric Lach More in Culture A Critic at Large Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and the Art of Ambivalence The writer cast her satiric gaze widely, scrutinizing everyone from Indian élites to New York émigrés. By Robin Wright The Current Elizabeth Warren Steps Forward On Monday, the senator formed an “exploratory committee,” a procedural move that allows her to raise money and reporters to stop referring to her as a “rumored” or “potential” candidate. By Nathan Heller News Desk Is Revolutionary Fervor Afire-Again-in Tunisia? A television journalist’s self-immolation set off days of protests and clashes with police.

View this email in your browser Annals of Thought The Philosopher Redefining Equality Elizabeth Anderson thinks we’ve misunderstood the basis of a free and fair society. The Philosopher Redefining Equality What makes for a free and fair society? Plus: the protests in Tunisia, and Elizabeth Warren steps into the 2020 race.

Ibn hakkan al bokhari dead in his labyrinth