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Tag Archives: Barbara Demick

What we’re reading, third edition: In which we find the mystery in game shows, timeless art and the Dalai Lama’s Patek Philippe watch

Today we offer the latest fare from two long-form masters, as well as an oddball assortment of not-quite-narratives that still get to the heart of a story.
CLASSIC NARRATIVES
See how Chris Jones and David Grann both build a narrative and then proceed to deconstruct it.
“The Mark of a Masterpiece,” by David Grann from The New [...]