Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Nelson Algren: His Job, Chicago
Although Nelson Algren was born in Detroit in 1909, his family moved to Chicago when he was three, and he lived in the city for most of his life. Algren graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of … Continue reading
Erich Auerbach’s “Mimesis”
This is the Lead Post in a series on Eric Auerbach’s landmark work Mimesis. Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. I believe one of my high school English teachers—Mr. James Ritchie?—mentioned off hand that he thought I’d like … Continue reading
Feed My Starving Children
In 1982 businessman Richard Proudfit felt called to feed starving children after he experienced their hardships on a missions trip to Honduras and heard God saying, “If you’ve seen my starving children, feed them.” In early 1987 he incorporated Feed … Continue reading