1997 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner

Making Waves
Mario Vargas Llosa
Spanning thirty years of writing, Making Waves traces the development of Mario Vargas Llosa’s thinking on politics and culture, and shows the breadth of his interests and passions. Featured here are astute meditations on the Cuban Revolution, Latin America…
1997 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Shortlist

God and the American Writer
Alfred Kazin

The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Helen Vendler

The End of the Novel of Love
Vivian Gornick
