Reviewing the Forties

by Diana Trilling

Selections from the now-famous critic's fiction reviews for the Nation during the 1940s provide a record of life on the home front during World War II and the years immediately following

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Diana Trilling, née Diana Rubin, was an American literary critic and author, a member of the circle of writers, thinkers and polemicists of the 1930's, 40's and 50's known as the "New York intellectuals". She was married to foremost US literary and cultural critic Lionel Trilling. They had one child, James.


Trilling was a well-known book reviewer for The Nation magazine. Her works include We Must March My Darlings (1977), an essay collection; Mrs. Harris (1981), a study of and meditation on the trial of Jean Harris; and The Beginning of the Journey (1993), a memoir of her life and marriage to Lionel.