How we miss him...
Iain Duncan Smith in today's Independent,"Not really. One of the books I love is DH Lawrence's great book about Alexandria."
"I didn't realise he'd written one," I say.
"Well, more a series of books, The Alexandria Quartet."
"I think that's by Lawrence Durrell."
"Yeah, yeah," says Duncan Smith, ignoring the interruption, "but I love the way he opens chapters with descriptions of weather, and they set the whole scene for the rest of the chapter. Please don't for a moment think I'm trying to compare myself with him, because I'm not - but the reason I write this way is because I disagree with straight-up-and-down thrillers in which so much of that stuff is knocked to one side and it's all dialogue."
posted by Matthew @ 11/04/2003 10:08:00 AM
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