BOOK REVIEW; A short-story collection with strong vital signs

"Flaubert's Parrot" (the title is more or less self-explanatory) and "Arthur & George" (based on a true incident in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle came to the rescue of an Anglo-Indian lawyer falsely accused of a heinous crime) are smoothly seductive masterpieces demonstra...

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Published in:The Los Angeles times 2011
Main Author: Schickel, Richard
Format: Review
Language:English
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Short stories
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Summary:"Flaubert's Parrot" (the title is more or less self-explanatory) and "Arthur & George" (based on a true incident in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle came to the rescue of an Anglo-Indian lawyer falsely accused of a heinous crime) are smoothly seductive masterpieces demonstrating the writer's ability to reconstruct the past in an utterly unself-conscious, entirely persuasive manner.
ISSN:0458-3035