Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve. Carol Shields Republic of Love

Roopa Farooki’s The Flying Man (2012)

Headline – Review, 2012

The Flying Man opens in 2012, in France; our hero is preparing to die, looking back on his life.

He’s in Biarritz, but wouldn’t it sound better to say that he was in Paris?

And wouldn’t it sound better to say that he is marvelling at his life, rather than [...]