An exceptional collection of memoir writing by some of the greatest writers in the world, from one of the greatest literary publications in the world. Meeting the Devil includes a preface from Alan Bennett and contributions from Edward Said, Hilary Mantel, Andrew O'Hagan, Lorna Sage, Frank Kermode, A. J. P. Taylor and Tariq Ali, among others.
For more than thirty years, the London Review of Books has stood up for the tradition of the literary and intellectual essay in English.
This superb volume ... urges us to consider pain and loss, but also
to remember to value experience and thought. The essay form, itself
once thought dead and buried, is revived regularly in the London
Review of Books and this welcome selection shows it strong in
heart, pumping away and breathing well.
*Scotsman*
Standing out…are two fine studies of literary monsters. John Henry
Jones’s piece on the poet and critic William Empson…[and] Terry
Castle’s memoir of Susan Sontag…there are some terrific
stories.
*Independent*
A glimpse inside the lives of bookish people … Emily Witt writes
one of the best things ever about online dating
*Evening Standard*
The best sheer quality writing of any magazine I know.
*Guardian*
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