Author Archives: Richard Guzman
The Saint and the Sage: The Fiction of Raja Rao – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a long essay that originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly. (Read Part 1.) It focuses on Raja Rao, one of India’s greatest writers, arguing that his three major novels (Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, … Continue reading
World Writers
Though I have written mostly about Raja Rao and N.V.M. Gonzalez, I have also worked on others and have taught many, many more in my classes. Below is a list of “World Writers” written about on this site. The first … Continue reading
Smokestacks & Skyscrapers
Chicago Writing: A Comprehensive Anthology There hadn’t been a major anthology in 50 years, and no really comprehensive, inclusive Chicago writing collection ever until 1999, when my friend David Starkey and I co-edited Smokestacks and Skyscrapers. It went on to become … Continue reading