Francis Bacon’s Nanny: A peek into the darkness of the artist’s childhood
Maylis Besserie’s novel lays bare the cruelty of Bacon’s father as seen through the eyes of the family’s domestic servant Jessie Lightfoot
Maylis Besserie
The story about WB Yeats’ bones being sought from a French ossuary inspires French writer
An Irish Times article on the controversy over the poet’s remains provided the creative spark for young French radio journalist Maylis Besserie
Yell, Sam, If You Still Can: Audacious debut let down by Beckett bingo
Maylis Besserie’s novel on writer’s final weeks would benefit from more daring decisions
Le Tiers Temps: homage to Beckett and Joyce
Maylis Besserie’s writing is characterised by attention to rhythm of the French language
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