Stark, Julian

In his latest novel,"The Handkerchief," Julian Stark again displays what critics soberly call "the considerable merit of his writing." His style remains robust and uninhibited and he shows a special aptitude for narrating a story both explicitly and enchantingly. His story of Angie and Jeremy is like a "Canterbury Tale." In telling the "Tale of the Travelling Salesman," he revels in gradually unveiling the path to tragedy or comedy in his Tale's denouement. Born in Australia, Julian has lived around the world, in the fascinating environment of Black Africa, the lush richness of life and civili...