Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis is notorious for his disaffected characters and scenes of sex and violence. Controversy dogs him, fans adore him, universities teach him, and the enfant terrible shows no sign of mellowing. He's just trying to write through the pain of his childhood, he tells Viola Fort.
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
A Point of View by Jonathan Dee
Jonathan Dee's latest novel The Privileges opens with a wedding, told from the point of view of several of the guests, the baton passing from one to another before alighting on his main characters. Here, he explores other novels that experiment with point of view and finds that who dares, wins.
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
On Fashionable Despair and the Narrative Novel Thursday, 24 June, 2010
Crossing Over by Naomi Alderman Friday, 7 May, 2010
Lonely hearts
Published author ( History, genealogy) at the tip of Africa...
Published author ( History, genealogy) at the tip of
penmate and soulmate. 50yrs. Ocasionally bibulous bibliophile. Can
differentiate between Peccaries,Pomerol and Perlemoen.Hunter/Chef.
Doglover. Send pics, will respond in kind. Box 01/12
Anais seeks Henry.
F, (27, central London), is looking for labyrinthine love with the kind of man who doesn't need a ball of string. Must be articulate, adventurous, curious.
Box 01/07
Married M, 47
seeks open minded F (to 40) for bedtime stories.
Box 02/07
I didn't like the job anyway.
F, 30, recently made redundant and wanting to rediscover life after 9-5. Looking for someone similarly liberated to travel with (more is a bonus). South America takes my fancy. I am well-read, cultured, and looking to travel elegantly (though not necessarily expensively). You must be independent, amusing, clever and kind. (M, 30-40).
Box 03/07
Tim Parks
Tim Parks' is the author of several novels, including Tongues of Flame and Europa, as well as non-fiction and essays. His most recent book, Teach Us to Sit Still, traces his attempts to understand a cripplingly painful medical condition, and seek relief and recovery.
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
Cristos Tsiolkas Friday, 25 June, 2010
David Mitchell Friday, 7 May, 2010
Gail by Rowan Somerville
Gail sits at her computer at a bow legged circular table, crowded with books unwatered plants, a cloche covering a bunch of leaves - black with age, a lit candle, a red rose encased in Perspex and a pair of...
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
The Old Apartment by Maile Chapman Thursday, 5 August, 2010
A Passionate Affair by Katri Skala Thursday, 5 August, 2010
Adam Haslett
The author of Union Atlantic laments the corruption of our youth, ponders the rise of crystal meth and gives in to Twilight.
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
Shane Jones Thursday, 24 June, 2010
Rupert Thompson Friday, 7 May, 2010
Robert McCrum Thursday, 24 June, 2010
John Simpson Friday, 7 May, 2010
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Separate Peace (New Windmills)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
A Good School (Vintage Classics)
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This
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