Books
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This section was originally designed to let readers get an idea of what A.L. Kennedy’s books are like and what the critical reception for them has been. As time has gone by – and journalistic standards have become perhaps a little more wibbly – this section seemed to turn into a Wall of Shame. Or, as we like to see it, an opportunity for reviewers to sample the joy which is being reviewed for their very own personal selves. A.L. Kennedy is now translated into more than a dozen languages, but we’re sorry that we can’t quite keep up with foreign language reviews. Lack of time – and a certain distaste for the media’s self-obsession - meant that this section closed for a while on the old website. After the deluge of coverage in response to the Costa Prize win and special pleading from Tim Martin in The Telegraph – his pleading and specialness are both here, if you want a gander http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670427/Endpaper.html - we are up and running again. Who knew that being bitch-slapped in a virtual manner would be such a turn on for so many typists. Well, we aim to please… or something. First, you’ll find book reviews and then – always my favourite, in the way that eating uranium while fondling Jeremy Clarkson would be my favourite - reviews of the author. |
Life & Death of Colonel Blimp
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Winston
Churchill hated The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, and tried
to have it banned when it was released in 1943. But Martin Scorsese, a
champion of directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, considers
it a masterpiece.