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David Levine on writers: Kevin Phillips

David Levine (1926-2009) was one of America’s most prominent illustrators during a career that spanned decades. No less an authority than Jules Feiffer described him as "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the 20th century,” although Levine continued to work in the early years of this century as well. Levine’s subjects included himself (above) and people from many walks of life. Authors, scribes and scribblers were a big part of the mix, as these caricatures make clear.   

Lit Toons: Cartoons with a bookish bent

First Lines: Anita Brookner

Dr. Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature.

A Start in Life

Anita Brookner

"They say it's your birthday" - writers born on July 27

Hilaire Belloc  (1870)
Giosue Carducci  (1835)

Alexandre Dumas, fils  (1824)
Elizabeth Hardwick  (1916)

Jack Higgins  (1929)
Bharati Mukherjee  (1940)
Robert Rankin  (1949)

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Heartleaf Books, Providence, Rhode Island