Looking at portraits looking back at us – The Man in the Red Coat, by Julian Barnes
This is a truly intriguing biography: a mystery brilliantly unravelled by a literary detective. It’s 288 pages long with noContinue Reading
Literature Discussions and Book Reviews
This is a truly intriguing biography: a mystery brilliantly unravelled by a literary detective. It’s 288 pages long with noContinue Reading
Continuing with the theme of biographies and literary biographies of megalomaniac monarchs and leaders of nations, here is the fourthContinue Reading
In the last years of the 19th century and the first 20 or so years of the 20th century, AsiaContinue Reading
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about three novels that have as their subjects the former President ofContinue Reading
If you look up Paraguay on a map, like I had to, you will see that it is a countryContinue Reading
Game of Thrones has now ended, and amid the uproar about the storyline and perceived-as-unsatisfactory conclusion of the final season, despairingContinue Reading
Update: On Dec. 18, 2017, the New York Times reported that Sheila Nevins is exiting HBO after 38 years. TheContinue Reading
Paul Auster has been one of my favourite authors for many years, but not one whose name would come directly toContinue Reading
Manly books about famous men In celebration of Father’s Day coming up, here are some books about men I admire thatContinue Reading