William Cuffay, Black Chartist
Just read an interesting pamphlet called “The Story of William Cuffay, Black Chartist.” It’s quite a story. His grandfather was an African, sold into slavery in St Kitts,…
Hermeneutical injustice
I caught a piece in the TImes Literary Supplement 3rd October issue with a really interesting snippet. The article, which I believe…
Quote for the day
“Re-examine all you have been told – dismiss what insults your soul.” – Walt Whitman Thanks to https://www.whywork.org/about/welcome.html.
“Rushing to Paradise” by J.G. Ballard
I read “Crash” a while back. Everything that happened in the book from beginning to end was completely unbelievable, but still I…
“Doctor Criminale” by Malcolm Bradbury
The original idea of this blog was to provide somewhere for me to record the books and articles I read. I forget…
Sleepless
It’s past four in the morning and I can’t sleep. Haven’t slept all night. I tried reading for a while, but that didn’t work – I couldn’t focus…
“Afterwards” by Rachel Seiffert
The style of writing is very conversational. No beauty, not even many full sentences. The sort of writing with not many verbs.…
Two years in jail… for graffiti!
On my way to work on Friday, passing Southwark Crown Court, I saw a group of people protesting outside. I always love…
Caine Prize for African Writing
I’ve been attending quite a few readings at the Southbank Centre lately, and always find that, while I spend some time wondering…