Veteran critic discusses modern fiction and TV impact
Beverly Hills interview with Clifton Fadiman, Book of the Month Club judge, editor, and educator, on today’s American literature. He compares past masters like Balzac and Dostoevsky with current writers, notes permissiveness in language, and warns TV may erode reading and private contemplation. He cites Mailer, Roth, and Goethe while predicting future dominance by new voices.
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Pope Paul VI Africa trip aims to shed white man image
Vatican plans to show the Catholic Church adapting to Africa as Pope Paul VI prepares a July journey to Kampala Uganda to consecrate a shrine to African martyrs and urge Nigeria and Biafran peace while addressing racism birth control and priest shortages. The trip highlights Africa’s diverse challenges and the church’s evolving role in the continent with rising African clergy and local language use.
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