{"product_id":"9781596914414","title":"Bamboo : Essays and Criticism","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBamboo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the heels of Boyd's Costa (formerly Whitbread) Award winner, \u003ci\u003eRestless\u003c\/i\u003e, an erudite and entertaining collection of essays and opinions from one of our generation's most talented writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Plant one bamboo shoot—cut bamboo for the rest of your life.\" William Boyd's prolific, fruitful career is a testament to this old Chinese saying. Boyd penned his first book review in 1978—the proverbial bamboo shoot—and we've been reaping the rewards ever since. Beginning with the Whitbread Award–winning \u003ci\u003eA Good Man in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, William Boyd has written consistently artful, intelligent fiction and firmly established himself as an international man of letters. He has done nearly thirty years of research and writing for projects as diverse as a novel about an ecologist studying chimpanzees (\u003ci\u003eBrazzaville Beach\u003c\/i\u003e), an adapted screenplay about the emotional lives of soldiers (\u003ci\u003eThe Trench\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also directed), and a fictional biography of an American painter (\u003ci\u003eNat Tate\u003c\/i\u003e). All the while, Boyd has been accruing facts and wisdom—and publishing it in the form of articles, essays, and reviews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow available for the first time in the United States, \u003ci\u003eBamboo \u003c\/i\u003egathers together Boyd's writing on literature, art, the movie business, television, people he has met, places he has visited and autobiographical reflections on his African childhood, his years at boarding school, and the profession of novelist. From Pablo Picasso to the Cannes Film Festival, from Charles Dickens to Catherine Deneuve, from mini-cabs to Cecil Rhodes, this collection is a fascinating and surprisingly revealing companion to the work of one of Britain's leading novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There's hardly a writer around whose work offers more pleasure and satisfaction.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A daring craftsman, a writer who allows the scope of his work to expand to the point of bursting.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Boyd has] an exceptional ability to tell a really compelling story, in dense imaginative detail, about characters with complex, and convincing, emotional lives.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gutsy writer…William Boyd is good company to keep.” —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most skillful and appealing writers at work today.” —\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781596914414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592983654606,"sku":"9781596914414","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3c16e2e8-4bd3-441d-872f-13f666e1f926.jpg?v=1637778834","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781596914414","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}