A scratched and splintered portrait (with echoes of MP’s first book) of the artist’s last days in Madrid, body and language failing him. He had travelled there, against doctor’s advice, to visit his lover.
The Death of Francis Bacon
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Edition:Hardback978057136651407/01/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Two men fall out of love with one another. Like love itself BW is brilliant at things left unsaid. Barack Obama is an admirer.
Memorial
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Who in the UK now remembers Ransmayr's 'The Last World', about Ovid in exile, which was such a bestseller in 1990? He remains a major European literary figure, and his new novel about Aliste... read more
Cox: or The Course of Time
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UNFORTUNATELY THIS BOOK HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL APRIL 2021. A collection of his stylish stories, much loved by Haruki Murakami and others.
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The last edition to be edited by the brilliant Francesca Wade (whose 'Square Haunting' also appears in this catalogue as a recent favourite). Contributors include Lydia Davies, Can Xue, Kris... read more
The White Review No.30
Paperback £14.99