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Author Archives: drewsmith28
The Children Act by Ian McEwan (Jonathan Cape)
“London. Trinity term one week old. Implacable June weather. Fiona Maye, a High Court Judge, at home on Sunday evening.” The BBC used to be very good at this kind of drama, a little unassuming well grounded plot that turns … Continue reading
The Search Warrant by Patrick Modiano (Harvill Secker)
“That is her secret.. A poor and precious secret which not even the executioners, the decrees, the occupying authorities, the Depot, the barracks, the camps, history, time – everything that corrupts and destroys you – have been able to take … Continue reading
Posted in 101greatreads, Non fiction
Tagged jewish writing, Nazi Paris, nobel prize for literature, patrick modiano
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Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs (Jonathan Cape)
“Monday, 1928” GRAPHIC novels as a genre can be more informed than screenplays. Film shoots with shot photos and dialogue always seem to end up shamefully in remainder shops, but illustration can also be a dangerous medium too often cliched … Continue reading
The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook (Penguin)
“The beast is here. I’ve seen him. Berti’s seen him. Dietmar’s seen him.” IT would seem to have taken a long time for writers to get to grips with all the emotions and smells of World War 11, as if … Continue reading
Posted in 101greatreads, fiction
Tagged Aftermath, Hamburg, novel v screenplay, Rebuilding Germany, Rhidian Brook, World War 2 aftermath, WW2 novel
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Hack Attack by Nick Davies (Chatto and Windus)
“This is the strangest story I have ever written.” This is also a brilliant piece of aggressive, personalised investigative, well written journalism, an expose of British high (and not so high or grand) grandees at work. There is an extra … Continue reading
Zeitoon by Dave Eggers (Hamish Hamilton)
“On moonless nights the men and boys of Jableh, a dusty fishing town on the coast of Syria, would gather their lanterns and set out in their quietest boats…” America likes rules. After the 10 commandments came another 10,000 lesser … Continue reading
Posted in 101greatreads, Biography, Non fiction
Tagged Dave Eggers, hurricane katrina, McSweeney's literary review, new orleans, zeitoon
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The Thrill of it All by Joseph O’Connor (Harvill Secker)
“My name is Robbie Goulding. I was once a musician. For five years in the 1980s I played guitar with The Ships.” I gave my first copy to my daughter in New York who is into her music. The second … Continue reading
