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Nicholas Delbanco

Nicholas Delbanco is the author of more than 30 books. His most recent work of nonfiction is Still Life at Eighty: A Memoir.

Ancient Wisdom: I’m 83. Is My Writing Better Than When I Was 30?

There’s no reason an older creative artist can’t replace lost energy with expertise or, to put it more grandly, ambition with wisdom; we ought to be…

May 29, 2026

Nicholas Delbanco

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