Michael A. Kahn

Who Tells the Story? My 5 Favorite Narrators in Literature (Part 1)

Posted on October 5, 2013October 5, 2013 by Michael Kahn

I came across a fun piece in Publishers Weekly by the author Antoine Wilson entitled “The 10 Best Narrators in Literature.” As he explains, the range of fictional narrators goes from the World Swallower to the Unreliable Narrator. The World Swallower is “the unhinged cousin of the old-school omniscient author-narrator (the one who used to…

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Untold Tales of Wild and Crazy Love

Posted on September 15, 2013October 23, 2013 by Michael Kahn

Love stories have generated mountains of literary analysis over the years. From Tristan & Isolde to Romeo & Juliet to Elizabeth Bennett & Mr. Darcy to Anastasia Steel & Christian Grey, the ins-and-outs (pun sort of intended) of the amorous relationships between fictional characters have been probed (guilty again) from every angle (ok, enough) by scholars…

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The Joy Of The Dead

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Michael Kahn

Sometimes we revisit a beloved book or movie many years later only to discover that what had once seemed so magnificent now seems, well, kind of meh. Such was the case for me with the novel Catcher in the Rye and the movie Bringing Up Baby. Oh, there were wonderful moments in each, but nothing that came close to…

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The Flinch Factor Event at the St. Louis County Library

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Michael Kahn

For those of you in St. Louis and looking for something to do on Tuesday night, July 30, here’s an idea.

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Sex, Torture, and Montaigne

Posted on July 16, 2013February 10, 2014 by Michael Kahn

As I skim through my various posts this year, I’ve noticed a pattern: a fascination with literary evidence that confirms the prophecy of Ecclesiastes: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Or, stated differently, all those literary devices you think are so cool and au couranthave…

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A Review and Interview in Kings River Life Magazine

Posted on July 2, 2013October 23, 2013 by Michael Kahn

I had a delightful “sit down” interview via the Internet with Cynthia Chow for Kings River Life Magazine. Cynthia asked fun and interesting questions about reading, writing and the law. Here is a link to that interview. The magazine was also kind enough to give my new novel, The Flinch Factor, a thumbs-up review. That review appears directly…

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Two More Wise Men on Immortality

Posted on June 19, 2013October 23, 2013 by Michael Kahn

Following up on my last post on immortality, I wanted to share some deep thoughts on the topic from two wise men–one dead for nearly two millennia, the other still hanging in there. First, Marcus Aurelius, who died in the year 180 A.D. He wrote in his Meditations: “He who has a vehement desire for…

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Woody Allen, the Bard, and Immortality

Posted on June 16, 2013June 19, 2013 by Michael Kahn

Woody Allen was once asked whether he hoped to achieve immortality through his movies or his writings. After a moment’s reflection, he answered, “I hope to achieve immortality by not dying.” I thought of those words as my wife Margi and I took our lawn seats under the stars in Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park…

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The Literate Kitty Review

Posted on June 14, 2013October 23, 2013 by Michael Kahn

A humble thank you and a heartfelt meow to The Literate Kitty blog for your kind words about my new novel, The Flinch Factor. And if you haven’t checked out The Literate Kitty, be sure to do so. Lots of interesting book reviews and other posts.

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My Q & A Session: St. Louis Magazine

Posted on June 3, 2013June 3, 2013 by Michael Kahn

On the eve of publication of my new novel, The Flinch Factor, I sat down for an interview with Jeanette Cooperman of St. Louis Magazine. Here is the result.

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