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Author Archives: A S H Smyth

With friends like these…

Sunday, October 17, 2010

An exclusive from Rana Dasgupta, master of tanbur-related micro-non-fiction. — For theartsdesk

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Defining oneself in +/- 15 words

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Interview with Romesh Gunesekera, on the DSC South Asian Literary Festival/Prize. — For theartsdesk

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Snow…

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Falling On Cedars really was a terribly boring novel, no?

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The Barefoot haiku #1

Monday, October 4, 2010

Quit clanging that god- damn bell and let me drink my beer in peace, tourist.

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Play us a dune!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Sand: A Journey Through Science And The Imagination Michael Welland OUP, 320pp, £18.99 ISBN 978-0-19-956318-0 ‘Did you know that the Sand Mountain in Nevada emits a low C, while dunes in Chile sound an F, and those in Morocco a G#?’ Me neither. But that’s not the only thing you’ll learn about ‘the sand of […]

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Tearing it up with Harry Sidebottom

Friday, September 3, 2010

You might recognise Harry Sidebottom from ‘Ancient Discoveries’ on The History Channel (presenter, not artefact); or perhaps you read Ancient Warfare: a very short introduction (OUP, 2004). But most likely you’ll have heard his name in conjunction with the bestselling Warrior of Rome, his trio (so far) of late-Classical adventures, set in the beleaguered Eastern […]

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Standing up to Scrutony

Monday, August 30, 2010

Understanding Music: Philosophy and Interpretation Roger Scruton Continuum, 244pp, £18.99 ISBN 978-1-84706-506-3 That any book might ‘appeal both to specialists of philosophy and musicology and also to the ordinary music lover’ is perhaps a little optimistic. In the case of Understanding Music, however, it is – through either authorial arrogance or editorial blindness – wildly […]

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Tanya Ekanayaka: pianist of the world

Monday, August 30, 2010

Interview with the author of the bestselling ‘Debating Meaning as blurring boundaries kaleidoscopes birth…: codeswithing: Sinhala(s): Sri Lankan: Englishes: Music!!’ Seriously. For theartsdesk

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If I Twittered

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Then I would be: In LRB bkshp lking @ Rob Lwl & wrried tht post-doc types cn c my Playboy pnts.

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Boursin – the lost advert

Saturday, July 31, 2010

I love you. I do. But when I make our sandwiches I still put slightly more cheese in mine.

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