David Lodge

This is a collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these thoughtful and enlightening essays David Lodge considers some particularly interesting examples of life-writing, and contributes several of his own. The subjects include celebrated modern British writers such as Graham Greene, Kingsley Amis, Muriel Spark and Alan Bennett, and two major figures from the past, Anthony Trollope and H.G.Wells.

This is no longer a work in progress, according to what Camille wrote me May 22nd. It is a soundtrack of sorts, based on an old TV show, at least such is its genesis. I have been fortunate to be privy to 3 prior incarnations of this, each both better (IMO anyway) and a bit lengthier than the prior versions. This is very nicely done, and the June 1st release date is now firm. I understand a new Ghost Rhythms release is in the works.

This is no longer a work in progress, according to what Camille wrote me May 22nd. It is a soundtrack of sorts, based on an old TV show, at least such is its genesis. I have been fortunate to be privy to 3 prior incarnations of this, each both better (IMO anyway) and a bit lengthier than the prior versions. This is very nicely done, and the June 1st release date is now firm. I understand a new Ghost Rhythms release is in the works. ~ sumbuk

In this memoir of his life, David Lodge looks back over his childhood and youth, including his undergraduate years at University College London.

A doctor goes to extreme lengths, even murder to restore the badly burned face of his fiance.