Writing tagged: ‘W.G. Sebald’
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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
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Rich Text newsletter No. 33: ‘Pottering with pen and paper’
On failing to write in notebooks. Plus all the usual links and book recommendations.
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The gaping void between fact and fiction
Fact and fiction are discrete things, not parts of a continuum.
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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.
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Book review: ‘A Place in the Country’ by W.G. Sebald
Essays on five writers and a painter who influenced Sebald’s work.
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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 • and more…
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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) • and more…
