Alun David is underwhelmed by a book about literary thinkers
Alun David reviews an account of a wartime childhood
New translation of the diary of a literary giant provides an insight into his unique artistry
There are lively moments but this fictionalised account of 20th-century polymath John von Neumann will disappoint many readers
A significant aid towards the understanding of the graphic novel
Author has notion of meritocracy in his sights in unconventional perspective on a golden age for Jews in American literature
The essays in this volume may not match Singer’s fiction at its best, but they provide an invaluable supplement to our understanding of this extraordinary writer’s vision
Author Michael Arditti executes a sustained pastiche of early 19th-century English in which Georgian Britain comes vividly to life
Reviewer Alun David is won over by architectural broiges
The book’s signal achievement is vividly and intimately to present the human cost of tyranny, writes Alun David
Elinor Lipman is a clever writer, who offers accessible entertainment, but she also asks her own questions about what the purpose of literature might be
This book is well-observed, humane, and very funny, writes Alun David
Roseman’s book is a brilliant, humane and timely historical study, writes Alun David
Putting ‘Mr O’Keeffe’ prominently in the picture
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