Stan Persky
Stan Persky taught philosophy at Capilano University in N. Vancouver, B.C. He received the 2010 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. His most recent books are Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 (McGill-Queen's, 2011), Post-Communist Stories: About Cities, Politics, Desires (Cormorant, 2014), and Letter from Berlin: Essays 2015-2016 (Dooney's, 2017).
The Castle of Toronto
Stan Persky goes on a Michael Ondaatje voyage.
The Lower Depths
What’s the state of post-secondary education in 2011? Stan Persky goes underground to find out.
The Decline of Reading: QED
… or the decline of looting?
Username: Literature
Marjorie Garber’s book about literature isn’t a decade-defining work of criticism. Stan Persky explains why.
Letter from Berlin: True Patriot Distractedness
Stan Persky’s attention is riveted by the Canadian election.
Stop the presses!
Tom Rachman’s stories about a newspaper in Rome deftly capture the travails of a dying industry.
Other Voices, Other Realms
International writing in the first decade of the 21st century. How “elsewhere” became merely relative, and the “exotic” referred only to “virtual reality.”
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Eh?
Reading Canadian writing. The conversation continues.
Letter from Berlin: Ashes to Ashes
Ashes over Europe, ashes under Europe. From the skies of the continent to the burial grounds of Poland.