Historical fiction
Once upon a time, stories always happened a long time ago. The business of story-tellers, from Homer to Chaucer, was to bring old stories to life. Whether the characters in … Continue reading
May 28, 2014 · Leave a comment
The slow reader
Like everything else that gives pleasure, reading is best done slowly. Eat slowly, walk slowly, make love slowly, read slowly. Everyone reads slowly to begin with. When you’re learning, you … Continue reading
July 10, 2013 · Leave a comment
Stephen King’s debt to Tolstoy
All the time I was reading Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, I had the feeling I had read it before. I hadn’t and I hadn’t seen … Continue reading
March 8, 2013 · 2 Comments
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