“A wide-ranging portrait of the Sicilian writer and his work. Sciascia did not live to see this interview-conversation published, but in private he often spoke of that ‘serious Englishman’ who took the time and trouble to visit him in Palermo.”Il Sole 24 Ore “Ian Thomson is very good at creating atmosphere and knows how to …
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The definitive biography of Primo Levi to mark the centenary of his birth, with a new introduction by the author. Reviews “Pacy, straight-down-the-line… coolly authoritative.”Blake Morrison “Clearly written with love, and unlikely to be surpassed.”Sunday Telegraph Introduction PRIMO LEVI Preface to the 1919-2019 centenary edition On 11 April 1987, a day of bright spring …
Preface to the 1919-2019 centenary edition On 11 April 1987, a day of bright spring sunshine, Primo Levi fell to his death in the block of flats where he lived in Turin in northern Italy. The authorities pronounced a verdict of suicide. Levi, at only 67, had pitched himself three flights down …
A wide-ranging exploration of Dante Alighieri’s literary masterwork and its influence on writers, poets and film-makers up to our own time. Reviews: ‘Divinely produced … Packed with beautifully reproduced images … Erudite and urgent, Ian Thomson makes an excellent Virgilian guide and his Dante’s Divine Comedy is another book that everyone ought to read’, Frances Wilson Spectator. ‘A …
A collection of dark stories from Jamaica’s capital city, edited by Colin Channer. From Ian Thomson’s contribution, ‘A Grave Undertaking’ How my father came to die in Kingston, the unfortunate circumstances of his death there, remains unclear. Was it an accident? Nothing is known for sure. But this much I do know: my parents had …
