As a novelist, Graham Swift delights in the possibilities of
the human voice, imagining his way into the minds and hearts of an
extraordinary range of characters. In "Making an Elephant", his
first ever work of non-fiction, the voice is his own. Swift brings
together a richly varied selection of essays, portraits, poetry,
and reflections on his life in writing, full of insights into his
passions and motivations, and wise about the friends, family, and
other writers who have mattered to him over the years. Kazuo
Ishiguro advises on how to choose a guitar, Salman Rushdie arrives
for Christmas under guard, and Ted Hughes shares the secrets of a
Devon river. There are private moments, too, with long-dead
writers, as well as musings on history and memory that readers of
Swift's novels will recognize and love. 'A rewarding collection,
with the same humanity and flair for detail that distinguishes
Swift's fiction.
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