If you liked Graham Swift’s Making An Elephant
and want to read further autobiographical gems, give these a go...
JG Ballard: Miracles of Life
In Miracles of Life, JG Ballard tells the story of his childhood internment in wartime Shanghai, his struggle to raise his children alone after the death of his wife, and a career that has seen him alternately hailed as a great prophet and labelled a moral pariah. It’s a fascinating insight into the warped mind and warm heart of one of our most original novelists.
Julian Barnes: Nothing To Be Frightened Of
With characteristic elegance and intricacy, Julian Barnes returns to the subject of death, thirty years since his first novel on the subject. While exploring his own anxieties, he also gives us a hilariously unsentimental and revealing portrait of his family and childhood.
