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The Waste Land by Matthew Hollis review - guided walk through loneliness and despair

OF course January is the cruellest month. As an old boss of mine used to say: “The grim reaper is on the downstroke JDQ.” Covid and influenza…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2023

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis review – a classic laid bare

TS Eliot’s life and influences are meticulously investigated in this impressive account of artistic creation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis – genesis of a masterpiece

Hollis brilliantly sifts through the tendrils of TS Eliot’s unhappiness and shows how, with help from friends, he broke through his tortured silence to create an era-defining poem

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022