Tag: Robert Nathan

Robert Nathan Readthrough: Autumn (1921)

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New England, for Peter Kindred, the eponymous protagonist of Robert Nathan’s first novel, is a magical place, with its “fragrance of farm houses and apple orchards.” When Peter meets Joan, a Radcliffe student and his wife-to-be, he moons: “I can hear all New England talking in her voice—orchards, rocks, villages and churches.” In general, Peter … Continue reading Robert Nathan Readthrough: Autumn (1921)

Robert Nathan Readthrough: Peter Kindred (1920)

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Robert Nathan’s debut novel Peter Kindred is not one of his fantasies, but it makes good reading for its quirky earnestness and lyric touches. A semi-autobiographical story of a Harvard student and his first steps in life after leaving the Ivy quad, the novel deflates its eponymous protagonist’s precious theories about society, nation, and economics. … Continue reading Robert Nathan Readthrough: Peter Kindred (1920)