The details “grisly”, the people “lunatic”, the results, “magnetic”. |
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“Artistic Murderer” The Irish Times © Oct 25, 1969 Bruce Williamson |
“The novel is an interesting roll-call of the ills a certain kind of artistic temperament is heir to. It is also a fascinating technical account of the business of painting—the materials and how they are used. … the whimsy-whamsy is balanced and held in check by cold realism.” |