The Barbara Comyns revival

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 3 a.m.

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This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Avril Horner, author of a biography of Barbara Comyns whose quirky, menace-laced novels, long championed by Graham Greene, are finding their way back to us; a new poem by John Kinsella, \'Villanelle of Star-Picket-Hopping Red-Capped Robin\'; and En Liang Khong describes the powerful pull \\u2013 particularly difficult to resist during lockdown \\u2013 of the fantasy urban landscapes portrayed in video games and anime


Several novels by Barbara Comyns, including: \'Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead\', \'Mr Fox\', \'Sisters by a River\', \'The House of Dolls\' and \'The Vet\'s Daughter\'

\'The legend and the crazy novelist: Graham Greene\\u2019s role in Barbara Comyns\\u2019s writing career\' by Avril Horner

Virtual Cities: An atlas and exploration of video game cities, by Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Anime Architecture: Imagined worlds and endless megacities, by Stefan Riekeles



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