12 JANUARY 1985, page 25

His Own Small Sky

Peter Levi An Umbrella from Piccadilly Jaroslav Seifert (London Magazine Editions £5) O ne advantage of the Nobel Prize is that people tend to learn the name, if nothing else,......

The Exuberance Of Strindberg

Andrew Brown August Strindberg Olaf Lagercrantz Translated by Anselm Hollo (Faber £20) T he man is a byword for moanings and gloom —'Strindberg had a little skunk/ Its coat was......