Lionel Shriver v Cynthia Ozick: hurrah for the new literary beef
The books world was growing worryingly well-mannered, but Ozick’s response – in verse – to a bad review by Shriver has revived the fine art of feuding
January 2019
In brief: Once Upon a River; Letters of Intent: Selected Essays; Whistle in the Dark – review
A novel that explores society on the cusp of change, selected essays from the razor-sharp Cynthia Ozick and Emma Healey’s follow-up to her award-winning debut
August 2018
Top 10s
Sjón's top 10 artificial humans in fiction
Golems, clones, cyborgs and dolls ... these are some of the most urgent cautionary tales ever told
November 2013
Dead Interviews, ed. Dan Crowe – review
Peter Conrad enjoys a clever compilation of imagined interviews with the dead by living writers
June 2012
Sue Arnold's audiobook choice
Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review
Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor, Ali Smith's There But For The and Foreign Bodies by Cynthia Ozick
April 2012
Paperback Q&A
Paperback Q&A: Cynthia Ozick on Foreign Bodies
The 84-year-old author reveals the highs and lows of writing the novel which has been shortlisted for the Orange prize 2012
Shortcuts
Who says you can't write a good novel at 80? Cynthia Ozick has
Martin Amis dismissed octogenarian novelists. So did Simone de Beauvoir. But a writer should be judged on their work, not their age
Orange prize 2012: Cynthia Ozick installed as favourite to win
Author celebrating her 84th birthday joins previous winner Ann Patchett and Booker winner Anne Enright on six-strong shortlist
July 2011
A life in ...
A life in writing: Cynthia Ozick
'You have to be a fanatic, you have to be a crank to keep going, but what else would you do with the rest of your life? You gotta do something'
June 2011
Foreign Bodies by Cynthia Ozick – review
Once upon a life
Once upon a life: Cynthia Ozick
April 2008
Lifetime achievement 'double' for Cynthia Ozick
Acclaimed writer and critic takes Malamud and Nabokov prizes
August 2006
Edited by a giant mouse
Fear and jealousy infuse short story collections from Deborah Eisenberg and Cynthia Ozick, says Todd McEwen.
April 2005
AA Milne in the 'hood
Cynthia Ozick's The Bear Boy may feature a range of linguistic fireworks, but that can't make up for a lack of plot, says Adam Mars-Jones.
