“The Draft of the Medusa” (an extract from Unwords) appears in The London Magazine today.
This is not the book I wanted to write. I thought I should warn you before you venture any further. It is the least I can do. As well as the most.
Dennis Cooper has picked Unwords as one of his nonfiction books of the year — what an honour! This (below) was posted on his blog on 9th December 2023:
Lee Rourke on Instagram, November 2023:
“It’s always an honour to have your work critically evaluated in print but when it’s written by Andrew Gallix it’s an honour like no other. This book is essential reading: its scope is astonishing. If you think seriously about the potential of literature and writing then this wonderful collection of essays is a must.”
Visiting bookshops, London, November 2023.
My new book, Unwords, comes out in January 2024.
I have an essay on Olivier Assayas’s Après Mai and a near-death experience in The Hinge of a Metaphor, edited by Richard Skinner, which is now available from Vanguard Editions. With thanks to Mr Skinner!
Me and Sam Mills, National Gallery, May 2023.
The wine bar we used to go to so often is no longer there — and neither are you, Mum, or Amis.
ANDREW GALLIX 