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" Louis de Bernie res is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh... he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste." - A.S. Byatt
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This is my farewell embrace to the polymorpheus people of Earlsfield, with whom I lived for ten years.Dedicated to the living and dead of Earlsfield, which was definitely the centre of the world when I was living in it.'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...Apart from 'Red Dog', the shorter texts [...] were all written some time ago. This suggests that de Bernières has always written such idiosyncratic pieces alongside the novels, and the difference now is that publishers want them. Anyway, some of them are good: 'Labels' is a gem. He can write what he likes, can't he? How terrible it would be to have to churn out writing to the same formula all the time to satisfy a stern and rapacious readership: the quality would certainly suffer. However, although it is evocative, has some good observations and jokes and it's fun to trace the influences, I agree that 'Sunday Morning' doesn't work particularly well on the page. It's better on the radio. The music is wonderful, although the fake sarf London accents of the middle-class actors didn't fool me for an instant.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have just heard this book read aloud on the radio and must get a copy for myself! Louis de Berniere succeeds masterfully in painting a huge ranging panoply of contemporary characters in life (and death) with unabashed, sometimes insolent, always sharply-observed humour. His lyrical language sweeps swiftly from scene to scene and we get taken on a virtual tour of a single Sunday morning in Earlsfield ... or Anyfield! lifting the ordinary into the extraordinary and making us laugh at ourselves along the way.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I stumbled across this little gem a while ago in my local bookshop, and found myself fascinated by the excellent characterisations and idiosyncracies. It is probably a little expensive for what it is, and yes, it's self-indulgent, but it's still an entertaining read, and I would love to hear the radio play.
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Lovely play/book
Read this some years ago, then saw Louis de Bernieres at Latitude Festival, reading as the Narrator with a Theatre group acting all the characters. Magic! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. A. J. Moore
Louis de Berniere's worst book
A very short volume of pretentious rubbish. A total waste of money - wish I hadn't bought it.
Published on 21 April 2010 by Tapas
Disappointing self indulgence
Let's be honest: if this had been written by anyone else, it wouldn't have been published. This type of thing (see also 'Labels' and 'Red Dog') is not what made de Bernieres rich... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2002 by B. Ukiah
Nogood Boyo
Alan Bennett was recently criticised (I forget who by but it was, I remember, in a recent Sunday Paper if that helps) for leaving his regular trade as playright to attempt the... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2001
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