Owen McGowan
The Kindly Ones
Jonathan Littell’s Les Bienveillantes, just published in English as The Kindly Ones, is rubbish. What could have been an enthralling 394-page novel on the daily grind of history’s largest war is instead a lame 1,394-page (992 in the English version) … Read More
Touring France
Making Sens of Burgundy The very first bridge over the mighty Seine, just a trickle at its source. There are umpteen options for a weekend getaway from Paris, but how many take you to places nobody goes to, French or … Read More