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For practitioners of what used to be called the lively arts, Life Isn’t Everything, an oral biography of Mike Nichols, is manna from heaven, its brilliantly orchestrated polyphony bringing him, his work, and his world to vivid life. Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, "Charm Defensive," 8 Sep. 2020

Her narratives mingle the voices of men, women, children and even ghosts in layered polyphony. Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88," 8 Apr. 2015

Her narratives mingle the voices of men, women, children and even ghosts in layered polyphony. Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88," 8 Apr. 2015

Her narratives mingle the voices of men, women, children and even ghosts in layered polyphony. Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88," 8 Apr. 2015

Her narratives mingle the voices of men, women, children and even ghosts in layered polyphony. Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88," 8 Apr. 2015

Her narratives mingle the voices of men, women, children and even ghosts in layered polyphony. Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88," 8 Apr. 2015

Public reaction to the new MoMA will no doubt combine a bit of polyphony with some cacophony. Washington Post, "MoMA turns itself inside out for the 21st century," 5 Sep. 2019

Her narratives mingle the voices of men, women, children and even ghosts in layered polyphony. Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88," 8 Apr. 2015

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