The New York Review of Books - USA (2021-12-16)

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December 16, 2021 43

LIFE STORIES LARGER THAN LIFE


Inform, and Inspire


SWEEPING TALES & LEGENDARY HEROES


Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last book is a curation of
her own legacy, tracing the long history of her
work for gender equality.

“Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue is a gift to
readers and a stirring call to continue the fi ghts
she waged.”—Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Among the books about the legend...
the most substantial is Jan Caeyers’s Beethoven:
A Life, a magisterial account, rich in archival
fi ndings.” Books of the Year 2020—Times
Literary Supplement

Victor Hugo meets Papillon
in this eff ervescent memoir
of war, slavery, and self-
discovery, told with aplomb
and humor in its fi rst English
translation.

Spectacular Palestinian Arab
tales that are at once earthy
and whimsical—for those
who want to deepen their
understanding of an enduring
people.

Fact is torn from fi ction in this
fi rst biography of Mexico’s
famous independence heroine,
which also traces her subsequent
journey from history to myth.

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