Fond of fracturing readers' expectations, Stanley Elkin made his most profound impact on his fellow writers. Toward the end of his life, his books were falling out of print, and only specialized editions of some novels were widely available. However, lit...

When Stanley Elkin died in 1995, he had already fallen into the dreaded category of "a writer's writer." Although literary critics and fellow novelists continued to celebrate his daring, zany innovations in fictional form, his books were falling rapidly...

Stanly Elkin was born in New York City on 11 May 1930 and was raised in Chicago. His father, a traveling salesman with a gift for storytelling, probably exerted the single most important influence on his son's literary career. Married to Joan Marion Jaco...

Baffour's Beefs A new bout of Mugabe-bashing is under way in Britain. Welcome to the land of the knights of King Arthur. Regular readers of New African may have noticed that this column has been missing since January this year. I was...

Man jailed in bad check investigation By LINDA SPICE of the Journal Sentinel staff Thursday, October 19, 2000 Waukesha -- A bad check investigation at a computer store has ballooned to include possible fraudulent purchases totaling nearly $100,000 in states...

When a restaurant called "Hitler's Cross" opened four days ago in a Bombay suburb, the city's small Jewish community was outraged, but there were few other objections. Owner Puneet Sablok insisted then _ and still does _ that...

When a restaurant called "Hitler's Cross" opened four days ago in a Bombay suburb, the city's small Jewish community was outraged, but there were few other objections. Owner Puneet Sablok insisted then _ and still does _ that...