Julian Barnes — Letters From London, 1990-1995

Picador 1995 Hardback, 352pp. ""Here, brought together for the first time, are Julian Barnes' already celebrated pieces of the last five years for the New Yorker. The subjects covered are mostly political but offer immense insights into human nature and general behaviour that no one interested in current affairs and the modern society can afford to miss. Opening with the first live television broadcast of the House of Commons, he moves onto Margaret Thatcher's fall and Sir Geoffrey Howe's part in it, John Major as politician and private individual, the Royal Family, Margaret Thatcher's memoirs and Tony Blair's prospects as the new Labour leader. We see him on the campaign trail of Nigel Short in his battle with Gary Kasparov in the 1993 World Chess Finals" --. Paperback with dust jacket, minor wear.", (ISBN: 9780330341165). Good.