A BRAVE MAN SEVEN STOREYS TALL (HarperCollins). Working on the next one with Jim Rutman (Sterling Lord). Fiction ed at Brooklyn Rail. Alice Oswald fansite
“I find that my mind is often in some kind of law court, either advocating for other creatures or things, or being tried.” —Alice Oswald https://t.co/9wG4sHyAi6
'The tone of Canetti’s reckoning with death is one of defiance rather than denial or consolation.'
Daniel Johnson on Elias Canetti’s one-man war on mortality
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'The subtlety and rigour that Flaubert paid to composition makes translating him a daunting task.'
Aaron Peck: Sentimental Education was a misunderstood classic
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Happy pubday to @HansenShi !!!!
Rare to find a debut novelist with such an excellent sense of pacing. Promise you’ll get hooked
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