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Writing tagged: ‘W.G. Sebald’

Boulevard du Temple by Louis Daguerre

The gaping void between fact and fiction

Fact and fiction are discrete things, not parts of a continuum.

Published 17-Jun-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: factual writing, fiction, on writing, photography, W.G. Sebald
Rook

Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem

There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.

Published 28-Apr-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: Barry Lopez, Darwin book, Gilbert White, John Fowles, Kathleen Jamie, Mark Cocker, nature writing, Richard Mabey, Richard Smyth, Ronald Blythe, taxonomy, Thomas Browne, Tim Dee, W.G. Sebald
‘A Place in the Country’ by W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘A Place in the Country’ by W.G. Sebald

Essays on five writers and a painter who influenced Sebald’s work.

Published 30-Mar-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
Timber hitch

Newsletter No. 27: ‘Getting hitched’

The Pros and Cons of tying the knot · prehistoric invention · Ernest Shackleton · W.G. Sebald · swallows · comma splices · Amy Liptrot · Kapka Kassabova

Published 21-Mar-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, Charles Darwin, Jen, Kapka Kassabova, prehistory, swallows, W.G. Sebald
W.G. Sebald

Newsletter No. 24: ‘Unclassifiable’

W.G. Sebald · Jan Morris · Jonathan Meades · prehistoric megafauna · Rebecca Solnit · complex numbers · Vikings! · Richard Mabey · Jeff Young · Horatio Clare · chess · Charles Darwin (obviously)

Published 10-Dec-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: chess, Horatio Clare, Jan Morris, Jeff Young, Jonathan Meades, mathematics, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Rebecca Solnit, Richard Mabey, vikings, W.G. Sebald
‘Speak, Silence’ by Carole Angier

Book review: ‘Speak, Silence’ by Carole Angier

In search of W.G. Sebald.

Published 24-Nov-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: People Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
‘Ariadne's Thread’ by Philippa Comber

Book review: ‘Ariadne's Thread’ by Philippa Comber

In memory of W.G. Sebald.

Published 03-Aug-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: People Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald

Comfort books

A conversation with a friend about the books that have brought us comfort over the years.

Published 01-Jan-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: books, Kathleen Jamie, reading, Ronald Blythe, Stense, W.G. Sebald, Wormingford series
‘W.G. Sebald’ by Uwe Schütte

Book review: ‘W.G. Sebald’ by Uwe Schütte

The writer and his work.

Published 07-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
‘Austerlitz’ by W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘Austerlitz’ by W.G. Sebald

A haunting novel. File under Sebaldian.

Published 04-Nov-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Fiction Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
‘After Nature’ by W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘After Nature’ by W.G. Sebald

Three long-form poems, best read as prose.

Published 24-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, Poetry Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald
‘The Rings of Saturn’ by W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘The Rings of Saturn’ by W.G. Sebald

An unclassifiable masterpiece.

Published 24-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Fiction, History, Nature & Place, People Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald

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