He now is the Byron and Anita Wien Chair of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
[5] His recent work focuses on large-scale projects in literature,[clarification needed] technology, and cultural history.
[10] On October 13, 2020, W. W. Norton & Company published his book, The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate.
[13] Writing for The Guardian Michael Rosen called it "A book about history, language and culture wrapped up in a detective story...
"[14] In 2022 he published Literature for a Changing Language, based on the inaugural Lectures in European History at Oxford University.