I decided to read this after learning from the excellent Burning the Books that Kafka had only been published after his publisher friend had broken his promise to burn the manuscripts on Kafka’s death. Luckily for us, his pal didn’t and we can marvel at his work. I’ve nothing to add to the opinions of smarter folks than I, except to say that it’s quick and worth a read.
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No. 4 of 100 books I intend to read and review in 2021.
Patrick Sherriff is an Englishman who survived 13 years working for newspapers in the US, UK and Japan. Between teaching English lessons at his conversation school in Abiko, Japan, with his wife, he writes and illustrates textbooks for non-native speakers of English, releases Hana Walker mystery novels, short stories, essays and a monthly newsletter highlighting good fiction published in English about Japan. Saku’s Random Book Club is his latest project to spend more time with books.
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