Books by Joseph Lelyveld and Complete Book Reviews

Joseph Lelyveld, Author . Farrar, Straus & Giroux $22 (226p) ISBN 978-0-374-22590-2
Although his parents nicknamed him "the memory boy," former New York Times executive editor Lelyveld can't remember how he earned such a moniker. In this memoir, the author reflects on this detail as well as other familial...
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Joseph Lelyveld, Author Crown Publishers $18.95 (390p) ISBN 978-0-8129-1237-1
Returning to South Africa after 14 years, New York Times correspondent Lelyveld discovered that the ""reforms'' that occurred or were said to have taken place actually resulted in less freedom and stricter controls for most blacks. In this...
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Joseph Lelyveld, Author Penguin Books $18 (40p) ISBN 978-0-14-009326-1
Lelyveld, who was a New York Times correspondent in South Africa, examines that country's racial policies and their devastating effects in this Pulitzer Prizewinning account. He maintains that South Africans and foreigners who believe in the reform...
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Joseph Lelyveld. Knopf, $30 (416p) ISBN 978-0-385-35079-2
Lelyveld (Great Soul), winner of a 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Move Your Shadow, shows that there is much left to say about F.D.R. even though there is little left to learn of the main elements of his biography. Lelyveld’s approach is to focus on the...
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