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Writer's Voice
'Should not be neglected by anybody with a serious interest in modern literature and literary criticism.' Frank Kermode'Is there a more charming literary companion than Al Alvarez? …
Biggest Game in Town
Since its first publication twenty years ago, The Biggest Game in Town has become a sought-after cult classic. Acclaimed writer and critic Al Alvarez delves into the murky and …
Where Did it All Go Right?
Al Alvarez has been at the centre of British literary life for nearly 40 years. His 1969 study of suicide, "The savage god", is recognised as a classic. As poetry editor of "The …
Savage God
An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life.Using the untimely death of the poet and friend, Sylvia Plath, as a point of departure, Al Alvarez …
Where Did It All Go Right?
Al Alvarez - poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, and poker player - has for seventy years been hard to categorize.He is the author of the best-selling study of suicide, THE SAVAGE …
The Savage God
This text confronts a controversial and often taboo area of human behaviour: suicide. It embraces both the cultural attitudes and the development of theoretical studies, giving a …
Feeding the Rat
Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatet joy in adventures that tested the far limits of human endurance. That …
Where Did it All Go Right?
This is the autobiography of poet, critic, novelist, sportsman and poker player, Al Alvarez. Although his family had been settled in London for more than two centuries, being …
Risky Business
Al Alvarez's writing career has come in many guises. One of the most influential post-war critics, he has written profoundly and eloquently about writers and their craft for over …
Feeding The Rat
_________________From the author of Poker and The Biggest Game in Town, a stirring portrait of the climbing legend Mo Anthoine - a must for fans of adrenaline sports …
El Dios Salvaje
De toda la polifacética obra de Al Alvarez, El Dios Salvaje es el libro por el que siempre se lo cita y siempre se lo recordará: un hito en la ensayística sobre el suicidio que …