Rachel Donadio: “James Joyce was forever hard up for cash. Too bad he never thought of touring Europe to promote Plumtree’s potted meat or lemon-scented soap, notable items in ‘Ulysses.'”
If someone kicked Rachel Donadio in the teeth just on these two sentences alone, it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing. Thankfully, Donadio is leaving the New York Times Book Review. Hopefully, for good.
© 2008, Edward Champion. All rights reserved.
Ed,
Methinks you are being a tad harsh on the woman…There is, I think, an irony in her “Too bad…” I thought the piece was fun and informative…
Is there some history I’m unaware of here?