Essays
Reviews of books of essays and opinion pieces.
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Book review: ‘The Red Tenda of Bologna’ by John Berger
A short memoir-cum-essay on the city of Bologna and an enigmatic uncle.
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Book review: ‘The Essays: a selection’ by Michel de Montaigne
Classic personal essays from the man who established the genre.
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Book review: ‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie
Magnificent short pieces about entering a new phase in one’s life.
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Book review: ‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ by Barry Lopez
A thoughtfully observed posthumous collection of essays.
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Book review: ‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)
A fascinating collection of academic essays about Sebald’s life, work and influences
