Howard W. French is an associate professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he began teaching in September 2008. From 1986 to 2008, Howard was a reporter for The New York Times, and 18 of those years, from 1990 to 2008, were spent working overseas... read more
Looking for a syndication feed? A site-wide 
feed is available here. (What is RSS?)
Africa first captivated New York Times journalist Howard W. French more than twenty-five years ago, but his knowledge of and passion for the continent has the depth of a lifetime association. His experiences there awakened him as nothing before to… read more
Below are the 5 most recently updated albums in the photo section. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete album.
Sometimes after reading a novel, a blessing in itself when its good, the words of praise one can find seem trite.
Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland is just such a novel. I read it in three sittings, quaking, shivering, and half-expecting tears in many passages. Here one finds real life and real feeling, and a kind of thoughtfulness and care with language that is rare. I’ll be posting a quick excerpt here soon.
Posted at 1:31 PM
Copyright © 2010 Howard W. French. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this Web site only with expressed permission.
A Glimpse of the World is a hirefrank production using Moveable Type and Gallery with XHTML and CSS. Design consulting by pixelflexmedia.
Questions, concerns or comments about the site? Drop us a line.