Michiko Kakutani, Chief 'Times' Book Critic, Steps Down After Nearly 4 DecadesMichiko Kakutani, Chief 'Times' Book Critic, Steps Down After Nearly 4 Decades : The Two-Way For 38 years the Pulitzer Prize winner was one of the most influential voices in the world of books. During her tenure, she lauded — or lambasted — just about all of this generation's great writers.
