Sunday books coverage for Jan. 4, 2009
Inside: A journey to the South Pacific causes one writer to meditate on Herman Melville, Typee and Omoo (by Sara Lippincott), Bright Young People by D.J. Taylor, The First Person and Other Stories by Ali Smith, Lima Nights by Marie Arana, Esther’s Inheritance by Sandor Marai, Loneliness as a Way of Life by Thomas Dumm, Humboldt’s Gift by Saul Bellow
