What I’ve been reading
What I’ve been reading by Tyler Cowen July 24, 2026 at 1:19 am in Books 1. Christopher Priest and Nina Allan, The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G. Priest died before he finished this book, and his widow added material, including on Priest himself.
- ▪What I’ve been reading by Tyler Cowen July 24, 2026 at 1:19 am in Books 1.
- ▪Christopher Priest and Nina Allan, The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G.
- ▪Priest died before he finished this book, and his widow added material, including on Priest himself.
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What I’ve been reading by Tyler Cowen July 24, 2026 at 1:19 am in Books 1. Christopher Priest and Nina Allan, The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J.G. Ballard. Priest died before he finished this book, and his widow added material, including on Priest himself. This is in any case a good overview and introduction to the strange worlds of Ballard. There is only a UK edition so far. 2. Christian Kracht, Eurotrash, A Novel. I was put off by the title, but it turns out this is a fun and high-level short Swiss novel about driving around Switzerland with your semi-crazy eighty-year-old mother on a road trip. It helps to have some knowledge of both Switzerland and broader German-language literature. 3. Walter Kempowski, Alles Umsonst.
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