Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor is a journalist and author, and the founding editor of the Scottish Review of Books. He has contributed to numerous pulications including The New Yorker and The Time Literary Supplement, is a writer-at-large for the Sunday Herald (Glasgow), and editor of a number of acclaimed anthologies, including The Assassin’s Cloak (2000). His latest book, Appointment in Arezzo, records his friendship with the author Muriel Spark. He is the series editor of the centenary editions of Spark’s novels, released by Polygon (2018).
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The Best Books by Muriel Spark, recommended by Alan Taylor
This year marks the centenary of the birth of the novelist, poet and essayist Muriel Spark, a singular voice of 20th century literature. Her 22 novels are slim and entertaining says Alan Taylor, author of Appointment in Arezzo, but beneath the jeux d’esprit lies a fearsome intellect. Here he selects five of her key works.
