Dustin Illingworth is a writer in Southern California. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Paris Review, and the Times Literary Supplement.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
The Curious Translucence of Henry Green’s Late-Career Novels
Dustin Illingworth reveals the magic of Henry Green’s late-career novels “Concluding,” “Nothing,” and “Doting.”...
The Great Silence: A New Biography of Jens Peter Jacobsen
Dustin Illingworth reviews a new biography of forgotten Danish master Jens Peter Jacobsen....
“With Suffering and Love, At Daybreak”: On Mathias Énard’s “Compass”
Dustin Illingworth navigates “Compass,” “an extraordinary achievement” by French novelist Mathias Énard....
“A Certain Riddle of the Sphinx”: The Enduring Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript
Dustin Illingworth appreciates the mystery of the infamous Voynich Manuscript....
An Incomplete Eloquence
In his latest book, Renaissance scholar Stephen Orgel investigates what notes in the margins of books tell us about early modern existence....
