Nearly 50 years ago, a sixteen-year-old high school student sent out a thoughtful questionnaire about symbolism to 150 famous authors, and the replies he received offer a handy way to compare the writers' personalities.
Today in books: The market factors that helped Ray Bradbury get over his digital publishing skepticism, another Quentin Rowan apology, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 17-year-long legal fight over A Death Foretold is over.
Plus: A David Foster Wallace playground game is brought to life
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