William Faulkner
Gatsby in Japan: Killing Commendatore, by Haruki Murakami, reviewed
Haruki Murakami’s Killing Commendatore was published in Japan in February last year. Early press releases for this English version hailed…
Mississippi and the Delta are the high-tar, full strength Deep South
My new friends and I are sitting outside what’s fast becoming my favourite bar in the world: the Under the…
A lost American classic to rival anything by Faulkner
It’s rare that granitic and iron-jawed prose is also enveloping and warm, but that’s just one of the many enticing…
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‘He expects us to do all the grunt work.’
‘Ah, long warm summer evenings — what could be nicer than a gentle scroll?’
‘Of course, you’re too young
to remember the boring game.’
‘Now comes the hard part — tea
in Downing Street with Mrs May.’
‘Goddam’ people of colour!’
‘They’ve never forgiven us for George Washington retaking their airports.’
‘I’m quietly confident.’