2010 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner and Nominees

Lyric Poetry and Modern Politics: Russia, Poland, and the West

Clare Cavanagh

Lyric Poetry and Modern Politics explores the intersection of poetry, national life, and national identity in Poland and Russia, from 1917 to the present. As a corrective to recent trends in criticism, acclaimed translator and critic Clare Cavanagh demonst…

The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence

Susie Linfield

The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them

Elif Batuman

The Professor and Other Writings

Terry Castle

Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir

Ander Monson