"Brian" is an excellent book. I've read the three novels by him from Fitzcarraldo and, although I've found each of the three novels excellent, I think "Ash before Oak" remains the most emotionally intense of the group. "Brian" is beautiful in its understatement, and in that quality I think it reflects Brian's own admiration for mid-century Japanese films.
Thanks again and again Tosh. Another author unknown to me and I too love the films of Godard.
I just discovered him through the New York Review of Books a few days ago and went directly to my bookstore and read it.
"Brian" is an excellent book. I've read the three novels by him from Fitzcarraldo and, although I've found each of the three novels excellent, I think "Ash before Oak" remains the most emotionally intense of the group. "Brian" is beautiful in its understatement, and in that quality I think it reflects Brian's own admiration for mid-century Japanese films.
I have his two other books on order from Fitzcarraldo Editions. Very much looking forward to that read in the year 2024.