Literature - Ivar Hagendoorn

20 Feb 2022 · Blog | Art | Literature

Marcel Proust. Un roman Parisien

To mark the 150th anniversary of his birth and the centenary of his death the Musée Carnavalet has dedicated a wonderful exhibition to Marcel Proust, his relationship with Paris and the place of the city in À la recherche du temps perdu.

31 Dec 2021 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2021

The best of the best, the best fiction, the best biography, the best science, philosophy and history books and the best art and photography books and the most disappointing books that I read this past year.

26 Dec 2020 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2020

A selection of the best books I read this year, including best art and architecture, best book by Ali Smith and most disappointing.

26 Dec 2019 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2019

The best books I read this year in various categories, from best aesthetics and philosophy of art to best science fiction, best poetry and most disappointing.

29 Dec 2018 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2018

The books of the year in a number of categories: biggest book of the year; best fiction; best book I wish I had read years ago; best book about dinosaurs; best physics; best book about Wittgenstein that is(n't) about Wittgenstein; most useful, most disappointing and more.

30 Dec 2017 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2017

The best books I read in 2017 in various categories: best fiction, best science, best economics, best book about the USA, most useful, most eye-opening.

26 Dec 2016 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2016

Some of the best books I read this year including recently published books as well as classics, in a number of categories: best fiction, best science, best book about Claude Lévi-Strauss, best economics and more.

12 Feb 2016 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

If I Could Only Recommend One Book

Someone recently asked Tyler Cowen which book he would recommend to a smart person in his thirties who hasn't read much, if he could only recommend one book. Here's my attempt at an answer.

27 Dec 2015 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2015

A selection of the best books I read this year in a number of categories: best fiction, best big history, best book I wish I had read years ago, best book by a French academic, best economics and most disappointing.

1 Nov 2015 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

Svetlana Alexievich: Second-hand Time

Second-hand Time is a collection of voices, stories, fragments and witness accounts. They tell of the individual and collective experience of existence in the grinding jaws of history.

26 Dec 2014 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2014

A selection of the best books I read in 2014 in various categories, from best fiction and best non-fiction to most fashionable, most eye-opening and the best book about Wittgenstein that is(n't) about Wittgenstein.

26 Dec 2013 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction

The Best Books of 2013

A selection of the best books I read in 2013, including the best books I wish I had read years ago, the best book about Claude Lévi-Strauss and the most disappointing books.