1 JANUARY 1994, page 27

Prize-winning Novels From France

Anita Brookner B iographical and autobiographical elements abounded in the French novels published this season, which was no doubt reassuring to readers who must have felt......

We Are The Temporary Men, Tasked To Hold On Here

a time A waiting time, a stretching time, Before we take off boots and climb Wearily to bed. Meshed in rules, encased in armour, We shall try, we may indeed contain The......