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I recently wrote an article about, amongst other things, ‘pathetic fallacy’, the term which describes how weather represents emotion or momentous events, in literature ( see Storm Warning ). Similar, but from a different angle, is T.S. Eliot’s ‘objective … Continue reading
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..can be a full-time occupation. The big publishers employ publicists, I worked with a number of them on the Clapham Literary Festival recently, they were knowledgeable, personable ( and oh so young ) and there are freelance publicists for hire … Continue reading
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Writing the recent political comment post prompted me to think about novels which depict the democratic process. Where are the great ‘election’ novels? My literary knowledge must be incomplete, I thought, I can think of only relatively modern works. ‘Primary Colors‘ … Continue reading
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…for our heroes in volume two of the Al Andalus series, the follow-up to ‘Reconquista‘. The most common comment I receive from readers of that book is that they want the next one, so I am doing something about that, … Continue reading
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Sunrise and the roundabout?
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The sun is shining in Jerez. Everyone tells me how much it has cooled down, but twenty-eight degrees celsius is hot enough for me. It was ten degrees higher and the heat is, apparently, set to return by the end … Continue reading →
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