What Gilbert Cruz has said about The Director (Kehlmann novel)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 30, 2025
Gilbert Cruz, Canon editor at The New York Times, has been quoted on The Director (Kehlmann novel) 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on November 30, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Cruz said The Director was the book he recommended most in 2025.
“I think this is the book that I have actually recommended the most to people this year”
The Daily: Sunday Special: Gifting Books for the Holidays (Nov 30, 2025) · Listen from 11:43
Cruz characterized The Director as an exploration of artistic compromise under authoritarianism.
“It's sort of this fascinating exploration of the compromises that are required when you have to make art sometimes”
The Daily: Sunday Special: Gifting Books for the Holidays (Nov 30, 2025) · Listen from 12:29
Episodes
Sunday Special: Gifting Books for the HolidaysThe Daily · Nov 30, 2025 · 50 min
Gilbert Cruz and Book Review editors Joumana Khatib and Sadie Stein recommend favorite books of 2025 and holiday book gifts for specific giftees, then play a book-survey game.
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