THE GOLDEN ORPHANS | BOOK REVIEW
THE GOLDEN ORPHANS Gary Raymond (Parthian) A funeral with one attendant; a Russian benefactor with a curious preoccupation with his dreams and the secrets of his past; a struggling painter …
THE GOLDEN ORPHANS Gary Raymond (Parthian) A funeral with one attendant; a Russian benefactor with a curious preoccupation with his dreams and the secrets of his past; a struggling painter …
HOME BOYS Alex Wheatle (Arcadia) Inspired by personal experiences, Alex Wheatle has put together a brutal account of life under the control of social services in the 1970s. Born in …
Brian Dillon (Fitzcarraldo Editions) I spent years avoiding non-fiction, convinced of this notion – probably formed by my experience with academia – that if it’s factual, it’s probably boring, too. …
Annie Spence (Icon Books) What a novel idea: a librarian writes love letters and break-up notes to the books she has loved, lost and abandoned. Spence has a light touch …
William Heinesen, trans. by G.W. Jones (Dedalus Books) William Heinesen was a 20th century author, painter and poet from the Faroe Islands, and is perhaps the most well-respected literary figure …
Fleur Jaeggy, Trans: Tim Parks (And Other Stories) Sometimes less really is more, and Fleur Jaeggy’s novel, Sweet Days of Discipline exemplifies this. Though it’s a considerably short piece by usual standards …
Ahead of Jon Gower’s latest book release, Katy Westaway sat down with the author to discuss his celebration of visionary artist John Selway. Jon explores his extraordinarily ordinary life in …
Lee Byrne (Y Llolfa) If your preconceptions of sporting autobiographies involves repetitive stories of getting drunk with the lads and various other tiresome escapades then sadly The Byrne Identity, the …
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his book The Tiger Bay Story, one of its favourite sons, author and social historian Neil M.C Sinclair, talks to Chris Andrews about a vital …
Rainald Goetz, trans: Adrian Nathan West (Fitzcarraldo) Never has a book title been so apt. Insane is an enjoyable and extremely disturbing examination of everyday life in an asylum. Originally published …
César Aira, trans: Chris Andrews (And Other Stories) Although the narrator is not explicitly declared to be César Aira, The Lime Tree certainly seems to be a fictionalised autobiography of the Argentinian …
Nick Frampton (Self-published) I am certainly not the target audience for this feel-good romance, where protagonist Katy returns from a year abroad and, whilst trying to put her life back …