Night-table Reading

Diego Cortex (curator):

The Passion of Michel Foucault, by James Miller (Simon & Schuster). "In the deepest waters of the AIDS crisis treads the most profound of contemporary philosophers. "

Pauline Kael (movie critic):

The Devil's Dream, by Lee Smith (Putnam). "It's about the emotional roots of country music, and it has the power of a good country song. "

Laurent de Brvnhoff (author of Babar books): Wild Swans, by Jung Chang (Simon & Schuster). "I'm absolutely fascinated by this story of three generations of Chinese women that covers the whole 20th century. "