Charles Jackson: The Lost Weekend
Chris looks at Charles Jackson's 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend, as well as the 1945 Billy Wilder film adaptation and the book's impact. Read the full post.
Chris looks at Charles Jackson's 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend, as well as the 1945 Billy Wilder film adaptation and the book's impact. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life, shortlisted just yesterday for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Albert Camus's 1956 novella, The Fall, translated from the French by Robin Buss. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Nadeem Aslam's 2004 novel, Maps for Lost Lovers, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and wonders what such a novel would look like today, eleven years on. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Iraj Pezeshkzad's 1973 novel My Uncle Napoleon, translated from the Persian by Dick Davis. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Malcolm Lowry's 1947 novel Under the Volcano. Read the full post.
We unintentionally keep the focus on J. Robert Lennon this wee as Chris reviews the author's 2009 novel, Castle. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Patrick Hamilton's 1947 novel, The Slaves of Solitude. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Thomas Pynchon's 2009 novel, Inherent Vice. Read the full post.
Chris reviews Howard Jacobson's novel J, which recently made this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist. Read the full post.