Ulysses Grant, Chantal Akerman, Garry Winogrand, Charlie Rose

New on nybooks.com: The contradictions of Ulysses S. Grant, the films of Chantal Akerman, a personal compilation of Garry Winogrand’s photographs, a graphic memoir of wartime France, Jonas Kaufmann as Tristan, and the open secret of Charlie Rose. Sponsored by [McGill-Queen’s University Press]( [The Silent Type]( David W. Blight For a century and a half Ulysses S. Grant has been a baffling and inspiring presence in the American literary and historical imaginations. [A Hard Road Home]( Max Nelson Whatever story she was filming, Chantal Akerman always let it develop from a distance. NYR Daily [Walking the Streets with Garry Winogrand]( Richard B. Woodward Geoff Dyer’s new book shows why Winogrand remains an exemplar of what photography can disclose about reality and our secret, public selves. [Growing Up in Wartime France]( Huguette Martel In 1940, the Germans invaded France. My brother and I spent part of the war hiding with a peasant family who took in Jewish children. [A Longed-For Tristan]( Larry Wolff The most celebrated tenor in the world came to Carnegie Hall to explore a proverbially challenging role. [The Open Secret of Charlie Rose]( Reah Bravo As an intern at Rose’s PBS show I learned all about the man’s narcissism, temper, and licentiousness. The New York Review of Books 435 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](