We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
The book is ramshackle and silly in the best possible way
What does it mean to be a writer? You grab stuff, stick it in a mincer, turn a handle and this other stuff comes out
International Edition