Licence Renewed by John Gardner
reading more of John Gardner’s James Bond so you don’t have to
Tag: France
Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal
a pre-release post on a novella about Russian conscripts
Another Country by James Baldwin
another hagiography on Baldwin as scott packs up his north american life
The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir
some things are worth dying for – what is worth killing for?
Proustian Uncertainties by Saul Friedländer
another excellent book about marcel marcel marcel
Four Repeater Books (two I recommend)
two excellent books, two not excellent books
Poetics of Work by Noemi Lefebvre
rare writing depicting middle class rootlessness not as tragedy
Movements in European History by DH Lawrence
a mediocre history text then a pro-UBI, anti-“the Arts is special” rant
the red and the black by stendhal
a stream of blogsciousness
The Priest of Love by Harry T. Moore
An un-Lawrentian D.H. Lawrence biography
Tell Them Of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Mathias Enard
high grade historical fiction and the blogger hits some snags
Street of Thieves by Mathias Enard
another ruddy belter from enard who i love
Hasard Objectif by Joanna Walsh
love love love love love… and books
Translation as Transhumance by Mireille Gansel
a literary memoir on translation
Sodom and Gomorrah (À la recherche du temps perdu 4) by Marcel Proust
A La Recherche du Temps Perdu 4: This Time It’s Gay
A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes
Love is not the preserve of the randy, love is not just something that happens with pants off or about to be off…
The Ongoing Moment: A Book About Photographs by Geoff Dyer
Well, as some of you may be aware, I’m off having adventures. Yes, again. After an 18 month stint inContinue Reading
But You Did Not Come Back by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
I haven’t cried this much at a book in a while. I haven’t cried this much at a non-fiction bookContinue Reading
The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming
I’m writing this on an aeroplane to Istanbul, off for a “mimibreak”*. Treating myself to a trip, all on myContinue Reading
The Abominable Goat by Stephen Lister
The Abominable Goat by Stephen Lister is a truly odd novel, and one that arrived in my possession in aContinue Reading
The Missing of the Somme by Geoff Dyer
Yes, I read another book by Geoff Dyer and, yes, because it was a structurally complex non-fiction text featuring aContinue Reading
Swann’s Way (À la recherche du temps perdu 1) by Marcel Proust
I’m writing this in the beautiful Spanish Pyrenees, having spent a day doing little more than reading Proust and lookingContinue Reading
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is an engaging and somewhat strange book. It is, actually, the autobiography of GertrudeContinue Reading
Nadja by André Breton
Urgh. Nadja by André Breton is the worst book I’ve read for fucking ages. Dull, poorly structured, self-important and smug,Continue Reading
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
A classic, yes, I should probably have read it by now… But nineteenth century, French, more than 300 pages –Continue Reading
Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant is a fun romp through the bachelor pads, newspaper boardrooms, restaurants and theatres of glamorous,Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 