2010 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner

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…
2010 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Shortlist

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
