Francine Prose
Francine Prose is a distinguished visiting writer at Bard College. Her most recent books are a novel, Mister Monkey, and an essay collection, What to Read and Why. She is a member of the Lapham’s Quarterly editorial board.
All Writing
Preamble
Epidemic
Signs and Wonders
Francine ProseReading the literature of past plagues and suddenly seeing our present reflected in a mirror. More
Essay
Eros
Eros Between the Covers
Francine ProseA reconsideration of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. More
Essay
Intoxication
Last Testaments
Francine ProseWhat do artists and writers do when they are faced with the imminence of death? Francine Prose reviews the final works... More
