Yes, Riddley Walker was a great book. Or should I say, IS a great book.
Andrew
On 15 December 2011 18:47, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Thanks, bobbi. I was fond of his books, particularly (of course) Riddley
> Walker. He had more poetry and imagination in him than all too many poets.
>
> On 15 December 2011 00:49, bobbi lurie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > thank you for sending this.
> >
> > bobbi
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:47 PM, David Bircumshaw <
> > [log in to unmask]
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > it does not seem to be a very healthy time for either British or
> > > British-based writers of distinction. Russell Hoban, the American
> > long-term
> > > Londoner, a novelist who could equal a poet, elegantly remembered in
> the
> > > Telegraph:
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> > >
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8957087/Russell-Hoban-dedicated-to-strangeness.html
> > > --
> > > David Joseph Bircumshaw
> > > "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe
> > is
> > > that none of it has tried to contact us."
> > > - Calvin & Hobbes
> > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet
> > > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
> > > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
> > > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw
> > > twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave
> > > blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/
> > >
> >
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>
> --
> David Joseph Bircumshaw
> "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is
> that none of it has tried to contact us."
> - Calvin & Hobbes
> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
> http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk
> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw
> twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave
> blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/
>
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Andrew
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