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Tag Archives: Checkhov
The Illuminations by Andrew O’Hagan (Faber)
“Snow was falling past the window and in her sleep she pictured a small girl and her father in a railway carriage”. We have two modern themes here, dimentia and computer war games in Afghanistan. They are wrapped around a … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, In progress
Tagged Afghanistan, Alzheimers, Andrew O'Hagan, Booker long list, Checkhov, Dimentia, Illuminations, Literary tourism, ManBoooker reviews, Nemirovsky, Tolstoy
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