Reflections of a working writer and reader
Raising its perky head most alertly when it sees a dreaded state of affairs passing as normal, the ironic, satiric turn seen so frequently of late is a way to distance oneself from threats to integrity. Indeed more than a figure of speech, the ironic worldview, when performing, does something rarely examined in debates about it in the recent past: it paradoxically and secretly preserves the ideals of sincerity, honesty, and authenticity by momentarily belying its own appearance. It must vigilantly maintain the split between the social role and the inward self to shield what is valuable. R. Jay Magill
Published in April 2009, this is a standalone novel based mainly in Montevideo.
Winged with Death is a fine novel, and if it is intended to be a genre mystery story, it fails. Because this is pure high quality literary fiction, with the best instincts of story-telling on display. It is beautifully written, clearly the hand of a writer in full command of his craft. Donigan Merritt, novelist.
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