Maureen Corrigan

Maureen Corrigan appears in the following:

A Fiendish Fly Recalls Kafka In 'Jacob's Folly'

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Man awakens to find out he has turned into an insect. And the Double Jeopardy question is, "What is Kafka's The Metamorphosis?" Well, what other response could there possibly be? Kafka all but cornered the market on that verminous plot in 1915; although, after nearly 100 years, the exclusivity clause ...

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Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' Inspires The Story Of 'Mary Coin'

Thursday, February 28, 2013

I shied away from Marisa Silver's new novel because of its book jacket: a reproduction of Dorothea Lange's iconic Depression-era photograph called "Migrant Mother." You know it: the woman's strong face is worn and worried; her children lean protectively into her. Lange took the photo at a pea-pickers' camp ...

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'Diaries' Reveals New York Through The Ages

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

In New York Diaries, editor Teresa Carpenter presents 400 years of diary excerpts written by people who've lived in or just passed through one of the greatest cities in the world.

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