“Does one's integrity ever lie in what he is not able to do? I think that usually it does, for free will does not mean one will, but many wills conflicting in one man. Freedom cannot be conceived simply. It is a mystery and one which a novel, even a comic novel, can only be asked to deepen.” ThinkingMenMeanDoeAbleLyingNovelMysteryIntegrityComicFree WillOne Man Book:Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“This Is Not a Novel memorializes the treasures and detritus of one man's singularly cultured mind. (...) If you don't know Writer's work at all, try This Is Not a Novel. There may be some doubt about exactly what kind of book it is, but not that it's altogether wonderful.” IfsKnowsMenTryingMindKindMayBookNovelDoubtWonderfulTreasureOne Man Author:Michael Dirda
“Season of Migration to the North, by Tayeb Salih, is an eloquent and restrained portrait of one man's exile. It is a rare narrative in that it charts a life divided between England and Sudan. Without a doubt it is one of the finest Arabic novels of the 20th century, and Denys Johnson-Davies' translationdoes the original justice.” MenJusticeNovelDoubtCenturySeasonsEnglandOriginalsNarrativeOne ManDividedFinestPortraits20th CenturyExileJohnsonEloquentMigrationSudan Author:Hisham Matar
“And that which yesterday was the novel opinion of one man, to-day becomes the general opinion of the majority.” MenOpinionNovelMajorityYesterdayOne Man Book:Essays, letters, misc. (General articles ; Famine articles ; The Dukhobors) Source: Essays, letters, misc. (General articles ; Famine articles ; The Dukhobors)