16 NOVEMBER 1996, page 52

Having The Last Word

Laurence Lerner THIS WILD DARKNESS: THE STORY OF MY DEATH by Harold Brodkey Fourth Estate, £14.99, pp. 177 The poetry of being recognised and accepted as an important writer in......

Very Fair, Could Do Better

William Scammell THE PRACTICE OF WRITING by David Lodge Seeker, £12.99, pp. 340 T he question is rather plonkingly for- mulated,' remarks David Lodge in the course of an......