Many people who see this post will have read The Leopard – I read it for the first time in 1982 and have gone back to it several times in the past 30+ years. For me it is one of the few novels that is truly unforgettable. Set in Sicily in 1860 during the...
This is a remarkable yet unsatisfying novel – a tragedy within a tragedy, yet a triumph within a triumph. The story is set in France during the German occupation of World War 2 – and it was actually written during the occupation by someone who would not survive the...
Clive was interviewed about his work on the Author Quiz website on 26 October 2013. There were some interesting questions and answers. Author Quiz interviews Clive Algar… What is it you love most about writing? I love the infinite scope for creating new...
A reader has asked me whether I see Isabelle Forster, the main character in Comets, as an early feminist. Her wish to escape some of the constraints of 19th century upper middle-class society by becoming a teacher, and her desire to be recognised not for her physical...
Clive Algar’s third novel, Comets, has been published as an eBook. It is the first of his books to appear in this form, though there are plans for the first two to be made available as eBooks in the next few months. Comets differs from Clive’s previous novels in that...
