BEHIND THESCENES CONT 'l hiis arc urcat ciilinarx ilisciix crics mailc.
\icclx-riiiintlcil. initiallx iinassiiminu. xx ith a plcasantlx ilrx charactcr. l’icric Victiiirc has hccii chci—patriin at all ltc siirxcxs liir thc past l'il'tccn miinths. ‘l iiist xxaiitctl iii iipcn a xx cc rcsiaiirantf hc sax s in an acccnt xiiii ciiiiltl slicc xx ith a Sahaticr, lnstcatl. it \‘xxlllltl sccni. hc has iipcncil a plicniimcnxin, l’icrrc Victiiirc tin \ictnria ~\trcct has hail txx'ii cltlici ltifgltis sillcc it iiltcltctl. .\ iiiiict night mcans 44 ciistiimcrs. l)i1rin};thc l'cstixal licciitlltl haxc i’illcil liiiir rcstaiirants cx crx' night xx'ith thc ciistiimcrs hc hail in turn axxax.
lhcrc arc nii mx sicrics ahiiiit thc rcstaiirant‘s siicccss, l lax in; xx iirlxctl as a chcl in litlinhiiruliK \laclxintiish Rcstaiirant anil lhc \intncrs Riiiim itll.c‘i1li. l)lc‘l’l'clliixx tlsc‘slltc\;tlllc siipplicrs hiit chargcs hall thc pricc l‘iir xxhat cnils tip tin xiiiii‘ platc. l lic l._x‘iins—mailc chcl makcs nii claim in ctilinarx xxi/arxlrx: '\\ ith lish 1 iii» cxcitin}; thinusf hc lClllilll\\. 'hiit tonight xx c hax c iinlx salmnn.‘ i'\lllillik‘1'\lllllf;.lllL‘ll hc‘ailils. ‘li‘s thc hcsi haul in l’tlinhiiruh thc hcst ittgl‘cilicltls. c‘xiiilx'ctl iii iil‘tlcl‘. giiiiil scrx icc. ll siiinciinc‘s niit happx lam x‘crx x'crx happx in cm tllll anil tcll him in fact stiillcil. iir tii ciimc anti ciiiilx it himscllf .\t tlic priccs l’icrrc charucs i thc miist xiiii can siicntl. lic saxs. is L l I l \lilll‘xllllf; iin ccrcmiinx is nxinciimpris.
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The Ouincunx: The Inheritance olJohn Hullam (’harlcs l’alliscr ( ( ‘aniingatc £14.95) l’;illisc‘i"s lirst niix'cl chcclx's in at a lNiclx-hrcaking cight hiinilrcil pagcs iii txx'istinp Itlt‘lttltg l)lc'l\'c'llletll narratix c. .‘\IlLl _xct. pcrx‘crsclx'. thcrc is ltii c'chss haggach lhc pliit is mcticiiliiiis anil lllVUlVL‘Ll thc hcrii. a stimcxx hat prinxlcriiiis x'iiiin}; man. changcs namcs lastcr than hc changcs ciiats. cxclianucs lricnils iiir cncinics anti giixicl liil‘Itlltc liit‘ l‘iltl xx llll rclcntlcss lrctiiicncx', l’alliscr”s cast til
thiiiisantls ( manx . hiit h_x' nii mcans all. at \Vllttlll appcar in an
alphahctical list itl'lti’llttcs)
ciintrihiitc in ciinx‘iiliitcil antl
ciimplcx xx‘ax's in thc mammiith clips and sxxiiiips in thc x‘iiiing tltll‘ill lliillam's latc. lfncasin}; thc m_xstcr_x antl thc hiiiilx's striictiirc is thc
lix c-liiltl pattcrn iii thc tiiiinctinx‘. xx‘hich craps up all iix ct‘ thc placc.
.liisi aslliillamchascshis inhcritancc x'ia a shaggx «in; ciitlicil antl thrcatls his xx'ax' thriiiigh thc ina/c iii his lamilx ‘s histiirx . sii thc rcailcr hiitlx piirsiics tlic linc iil lhc narratix'ci l’alliscrs hiiiik is a iinclx'—liiincil. xx cll-miisclctl cxcrcisc in thc ciimpiilsiiin tii ilisciix cr xx hat happcns ncxt. llcxiinil that. ranting amiilst \ictiirian scxxcrs. urimc antl piix'crtx'. it‘s piissihlc iii iii}; iiiit lriim cngriissing sticial tlctails an_x niimhcr iii piitcntial ciintcmiiiirarx piilitical allcgiirics. tlccpcr lllL'LtlllltL's and thc rcst. Hii' Qiriiii'mii is a linc achicx‘cntcnt. xx'hich. ilcspiic its l‘llllx. is a surprisinng cl'l'iirtlcss ii timc—ciinsiimin}; rcatl (Kristina \‘x'iiiilniiiighl
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l hc lirst-pcrsiin narratix c is cpisiitlic antl ancciliital. intcrspcrsctl xxithshiirt. graphicacciiiinisiil .-\lc\antlcr”scxpliiitsin thcsccilx tintlcrhcllx iii \cxx \iirlx. .\lthiiiiuh thc iiiiirlcx iiiitimism «it lliiltlcn i ('aiilliclil hiihhlcs iin its grimx siiriacc. ailangcriiiisiintlciciiircnt iii pain anililcspairis ncxci lar hcncath,
lint althiiiiuh thc ixinc l\\tllL‘ll scll rcxclatiiix ‘ i\mcs iails tii acciiiint liillx lill thc [llWl'ilxll‘lka‘k'lll traiimaxxhich lscciis.\lc\anilcriitl thc rails. ‘_-\ll iixci mx hiiilx f hc lc‘llcc'ls, Iiixxtilihlllc‘c‘llili'l lllc‘ l‘lll‘kAlatIL-|‘«1>L:\¢‘[1k1l\l‘\L‘\‘)I|()k‘kL‘ki hatcs anil anucrs. antl that night is
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Although much has been made ol Michael Holroyd‘shuge advanceslorhisbiography. scant attention has been paid to the remarkable photographs and illustrationsin Bernard Shaw: Vol 2: The Pursuit olPower (Chatto £18). They include photos olShaw the nudist, posters lor plays and othersepia snaps.
niax'hc. hilt it‘s cliisctl tight liir niixx ‘. ~'l’hat night‘ xx‘as xx’hcn hc rcaliscil hc and his hcst lI‘lL‘llLl hail ilriltctl apart. and it harillx' acciiiints iiir thc cmptincss at thc charactcr's ciirc. \iincthclcss. this is a tiiiichin}; anil intclligcnt hank. xx‘ith stimc insight into tlic paratliixical charm and rcx'iilsinn xx’hich siirrxiiinii tlcgrailatiiin. (Antlrcxx' liiirnctl
FINDINGAVOICE
Tea inthe Harem .xlclitli (liar-cl (Scrpcnt‘s 'l'ail UHlFl .-\ ncxx litc‘ratiirc is appcaring in l’rancc. as thc hi’m'x. l‘irst Lttttl scciintl gcncratiiin \nrth .x\lrican immigrants. lincl a xiiicc. Amiing thc miist priiniincnt iii thcsc xx'ritcrs is \lchcli (harcl. xx hxisc piixx’crliil lirst niix'cl. 'liln‘uir liiiri'm (luxlrc/ii Alumni. is niixx' piihlishcil hcrc in an iiliiimatic translatiiin h_x l-tl lzmcrx.
l'hc ccntral charactcr iil Ii'ii iii the Harem. _\lchiil xxas. lilxc ( 'harcl. hriiiight lriim .Xlucria iii l’rancc as a child hx his parcnts. \Vhatcx cr hiiiics thcx max hax c hail liir ilicmsclx cs hax c liinu x anishctl iinilcr thc xx ciuht iii piixcrtx . iincmpliix mcnt. x‘iiilcncc antl tlisilliisiiinmcnt that axxaitctl thcin thci‘c. \iixx l“ and thriixx n will iil schiiiil. \iaiiil inalxcs spiiratlic ciliirts tii linil a iiih. hiit hc anil his lricntis iniisilx tlrilt ariiiintl. xx ith drink. ilriigs and a hit til pcitx crimc tii kccp ihcm uiiing.
lhc l‘rcnch titlc. an iintranslatahlc Win «in .-\rchimcilcs‘ lhciircm. sccms iii rclcr In a cultural tlistancc hctxxccn .\rah antl l1iiiiipcan. hiit this hricl. arrcstinu ( ri/i/i' cltcctix cl_x traxx ls thc liixxcr ilcptlis iii thc hlcalx l’arisian llxttl\lll_L’ cstatc in xx hich ll is \c‘l. lii l‘t lit}; iii lllc' \tll litc‘c‘ .1 xx ltlc'l anil miiic tci rihlc ianuc «it .tltl.t}_'iilll\llt\ than thc iiiirclx racial,
lhcrc is littlc iiliit lhc sticncth Hi this rcmai lxahlc niix cl lics in its tliicctncss. its paincil antl painliil tlcpictiiin iii siiiiis llL‘lllL‘ tiirnctl. as
(harcl puts it. in ciincrctc \Vhat xx c hcar is thc piixxcrliil. iinatliirncil xiiiL‘L' til Lt pc‘iiplc. ti \cciliilt til it ciiltiirc iisiiallx silcnti Signilicantlx. (hal‘cl tlctlicatcs lhc hiixilx iii his - miithcr. ‘xx hii can‘t rcatl'. i Riihin l);t\itlsiilll
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Divine Concepts ol Physical Beauty Nlic‘ltilc‘l liraccxx cll (Sc‘c‘lxct' «K \Varhiirg Llli‘l.< ) 'l hrcc xxiimcn arc in liix‘c xx ith thc l liiniiiirahlc \lilcs l larricr: lx'cllx ()‘lx’cllx . a ilistiirhci. hiit hrilliant art stiitlcnt; l.iicinila l‘iirttinc. a paragiin iii ciinxcntiiinalitx antl Stclla \Valkcr—liincs. a hcaiitiliil l hiit ‘lrigiili'.’) iniitlcl. \lilcs. iii ciiiirsc. is iinlx' in lUVL‘ xx ith iinc iii thcm. hiii xx hich himhii lllll is lit hc thc ltlx‘lxx girl'.’ .‘\lltl ilii xx c rcallx‘ carcf’ \lichacl Braccxxcll. thc aiithiir. clcarlx lllllll\\ xx c iiiight iii. anil this liix c tiiiatlranglc is thc starting piiint liir his lanciliil nxix'cl.
\Vc arc talx‘cn haclx tii thc l‘ifills xx hcrc xiiiithliil passiiins hax c ali‘cailx startcil iii hiirst liirth anil rc—cnicrgc a tlccatlc latcr xx hcn thcx hax'c all griixx it up l and iinliirtiinatclx sccm niinc thc xx iscrl. lhc siicial haclx'griiiintl iilthis intimatc circlc rcails lil\‘c siiincthin}; haclxctl min at [llcsiicic‘ix'pttgc‘sxll'iltc‘l Ltilcl‘. l’rcilictahlx thcx all en in thc ‘right’ \c‘lltitils Lttltl citllcgc‘s iii rc—cmcrgc ill siiitahlx Yiiiipx priilcssiiins. l.iicintla‘s hirthtlax partx' is thc ciilminatiiin iil'catastriiphc. iirrathcr iii thc riiliciiliitis. and all thcir lix cs Ltl‘c‘ scx'crclx' rcsll‘apccl. ic \lilcs l larricr facts his girl. Yiiii‘x c giicsscil it hc lancictl thc giirgciiiis. iiiiiiting Stclla.
Biticcxx‘clls lcntalc charactc rs ‘arc prcttx miich lliinsx' ciii—antl-pastc a ligmcnt til .\lilcs‘ insipiil imaginatiiin‘.’ .v\rc xx c rcallx tii hclicx c that thc tliill anil niintlcscript l liiniiiirahlc \lilcs l larricr is thc siirt iii man girls xxiiiilcl l litcrallx l lx‘ill liirfl’ \Viirsc still. thc iiliit ciillapscs hathcticallx at cx crx tiirn. iintil xx c rcallx hiipc thc ltinatic hiiiniiscxiial (‘hris xx ill miirtlcr all thcsc 'nicc‘ pciiplc at iinc iii tlicir tctliiiiis tlinncr partics. l 'nliirtiinatclx . liraccxx cll is nut that mcrciliil.
ln thc l‘tltll‘c\ laxiitiifi it tliics hax c an cntlcarin}; ciix cr. xx hich xx ill sit nicclx iin xiiiir shcll it xiiii haphcn ltl hc a .‘xlilcs l larricr iii a l.iicintla l iirtiinc ll niit. this max niit hc xiiiir ciip iii tca. l.\nn \‘innictimhcl
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