You have to surrender to a book. If you do, when something in it seems to be going askew, you are wounded. The more you have surrendered to a book, the more jarring its errors appear. Robert Gottlieb askewbookerror Change image and share on social
Classics are constantly being re-imagined and transformed, and the originals are none the worse for it; they endure. Robert Gottlieb badlyclassicconstantly Change image and share on social
Dance Theatre of Harlem has done a lot of good things well, a lot of good things badly, and a lot of bad things - it doesn't matter how. Robert Gottlieb badbadlydance Change image and share on social
The Iron Curtain may be a thing of the past, but Mother Russia is as mysterious as ever. Robert Gottlieb curtainironmother Change image and share on social
In 1998, Vanity Fair asked me to write a big piece for them on the 50th anniversary of the New York City Ballet. My life, to a great extent, had been spent at and with the New York City Ballet, and I decided to try it. It was very scary, writing about something I loved so much and had such strong opinions about. Robert Gottlieb 50thanniversaryask share on social
As an editor, I have to be tactful, of course. Robert Gottlieb editortactful Change image and share on social
The first time the Kirov ballet was seen in America was on Sept. 11, 1961. The ballet was 'Swan Lake.' The ballerina was Inna Zubkovskaya. The place was the old Met, on what must have been one of the hottest nights of the year, and there was no air-conditioning. Robert Gottlieb airamericaballerina share on social
You can approach 'The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death' in a variety or combination of ways: as a startlingly eccentric hobby; as a series of unresolved murder mysteries; as the manifestation of one woman's peculiar psychic life; as a lesson in forensics; as a metaphor for the fate of women; as a photographic study. Robert Gottlieb approachcombinationdeath share on social
Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870, having produced fifteen novels, many of which can confidently be called great, as well as having accomplished outstanding work in activities into which his insatiable need to expend his vast energies - to achieve, to prevail - carried him: journalism, editing, acting, social reform. Robert Gottlieb accomplishachieveact share on social
With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, 'Bleak House' is, for many readers, Dickens's greatest novel. Robert Gottlieb bleakcasecast share on social