Raymond Chandler’s short stories
Between December 1933 and September 1941 Raymond Chandler wrote 21 stories for the mystery story pulp magazines – of which the best known is Black Mask – in an attempt … Continue reading
Not the novelist in your life, but the life in your novelist
I’ve just finished reading an enormous work over 1,000 pages, Lives of the Novelists: a history of fiction in 294 lives, short biographies of novelists writing in English by John … Continue reading
Reviewing Simenon
In May 2011 I began a project to reread a representative selection of Georges Simenon’s novels. I didn’t want to read all his books: there were too many, over 200. … Continue reading
Lukianos holds the mirror
Roman literature of the first century was like ours: it included a lot of entertaining junk. What survived the Dark Ages was diligently sorted and copied by earnest medieval clergymen … Continue reading
Three More Simenon Omnibuses
Maigret in Exile and other stories Maigret in Exile was first published as La Maison du juge in 1942, and was translated into English by Eileen Ellenbogen. This a rare … Continue reading
Three Simenon Omnibuses
The Fourteenth Simenon Omnibus Maigret and the Spinster was first published in 1942 as Cécile est morte, and was translated into English by Eileen Ellenbogen. This is a similar plot … Continue reading
An essay by Charmian Clift
I’m in the middle of a Charmian Clift revival now, rereading all her books. I find her prose delightful to read. At its most inspired it has a real music, … Continue reading →
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