A Princeton-educated WASP of the old school, John Hopkins mostly writes novels, but The Tangier Diaries 1962–1979, published in 1998, is probably his best-known work. Otherwise his books are more highly praised, and sell better, in France than here in his adopted homeland. So what of this latest volume? It is presented as a kind of sequel to the earlier Diaries, though it records a journey straddling 1972–3 – an interlude, in other words, in the Tangier years.

Apr 2007

Once So Great

The White Stuff

A Nonagenarian Writes

No One is Immune

A Pistol, a Bible and A Thousand Fur Seals

Writing their Own Romance

The Saddest Pleasure

Tales of Derring-Do

Burma Discovered through a Shapely Basket

In Memoriam

Conquistadors & Cubaneros

Shine On

Water, Water, Everywhere

The Pursuit of Fear

Travelling Companions

Child Of The Pole

Destination Kugluktuk

The Icemen Cometh

Going Down With The Ship

Cowboy Builders

Jacks On A Table

Endangered Animals Happy Meal

Tips About Icebergs

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