Sebald, an empty street in Italy, Cavafy, St Petersburg, Alexandria, Eric Rohmer, Proust and Pessoa: Aciman’s essays roam through time, imagination, place and memory.
Homo Irrealis
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H is for hawk-eyed: Helen MacDonald follows her sensational memoir with a collection of essays about the world around her. NB Publication of this book has been delayed. Publishing sched... read more
Vesper Flights
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With considerable humility, this book is subtitled "In Which Four Russians Give a Masterclass on Writing, Reading and Life". Actually it's the brilliant Saunders' work, distilled from decade... read more
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
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Each essay in this collection of essays on literary style takes a single sentence as its starting point. Dillon is a good companion, erudite and wry.
Suppose a Sentence
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Having and Being Had
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