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Books and arts coverage from The @Spectator. Image: 'A Great Indian Fruit Bat' (c.1778-1782) by Bhawani Das
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James Walvin's 'Amazing Grace' traces the unlikely origins of the ubiquitous hymn, but never quite gets the nub of *why* it's so popular. Features 'horrid impiety and profaneness' (but not nearly enough of it): spectator.co.uk/article/the-po… review Spectator Culture
‘A ramble against the dying of the light’. I compare Marcus Berkmann to Stephen Potter, Samuel Beckett and Dante Alighieri for The Spectator Spectator Culture. spectator.co.uk/article/the-ho…
Small moments vs Big Ideas: Peter Gabriel’s i/o. My review for Spectator Culture spectator.co.uk/article/small-…