From The Independent archive: Adam Foulds on ‘The Peregrine’ by J A Baker
. We know that he has died although not exactly when. This dim biographical silhouette contrasts with the blazing intensity of the work.is increasingly recognised as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century prose. It’s a book I find deeply restorative and one I often give to friends as a gift. Its power derives in part from its simplicity of form. The project is announced in the opening pages: to followin one small area of the Essex coast from autumn through to spring.
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