I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can't imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade.

Al Alvarez (born London 5 August 1929) is an English poet novelist essayist and critic who publiAl Alvarezs under the name A. Background
Born Alfred Alvarez he was educated at Oundle School and Corpus Christi College Oxford where he took a First in English. He has also written on divorce (Life After Marriage) dreams (Night) and the oil industry (Offshore) as well as his hobbies of poker (The Biggest Game In Town) and mountaineering (Feeding the Rat a profile of his frequent climbing partner Mo Anthoine).

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