Christopher Benfey

Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Christopher Benfey is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has written extensively on literature, culture, and politics, and has been a frequent contributor to The New Yorker since 2001. Benfey has also written for other publications, including The New York Times and The Paris Review. He is the author of several books, including 'The Great Wave: A New History of the Southern United States' and 'The New York Times Boo...