Paul MorganSTRANGERS ON A TRAINReview of Travelling Companions by Antoni Jach (Transit Lounge, 2021)Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Paul MorganMaigret and the crime of being aliveMaigret is one the great fictional detectives, yet he is also unique, quite unlike all others. Why are stories about the Commissioner of…Jul 24, 2021Jul 24, 2021
Paul MorganON READING GHOST SPECIESWhy do we read novels? Why are we the only species which has such an ability (and compulsion) to create and hear stories — these ‘untrue’…Aug 8, 2020Aug 8, 2020
Paul MorganDR KWONG, THE BRIGHT MOON, AND A PROBLEM WITH TIMENostalgia. noun. Derived from the Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, ‘returning home’) + ἄλγος (álgos, ‘pain’).Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Paul MorganWhen I was in my twenties, I worked at home for several years.In the years since, I’ve accumulated a formidable list of works I mean to read, when I get round to it. Among these is The Tale of Genji…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Paul MorganFrancis Bacon at the Pompidou Centre, ParisWhen Francis Bacon’s Three studies of Lucian Freud was auctioned at Christie’s, the painting sold for a remarkable $127 million. Bacon is…Oct 21, 2019Oct 21, 2019
Paul MorganThere are certain simmer days . . .There are certain summer days in England when the heat bring a hallucinatory, even eerie stillness to the landscape.Aug 25, 2019Aug 25, 2019
Paul MorganThe Summer of AcidPeople are talking about using LSD to treat mental illness again. Evidence is thin, and the plural of anecdote is not data, but my own…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019