Category Archives: Don Roberto

In praise of failure

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When you write a book about someone you enter into a relationship with them, even if they are dead and the relationship is imaginary. It continues to exist after the book is published, the promotional work is done, and you … Continue reading

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Writ in Sand

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Two years ago I published a biography of my great-great uncle. He and I were born almost a century apart: he in 1852, I in 1949. We also arrived in South America almost a century apart, in 1870 and 1972 … Continue reading

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Farewell Don Roberto?

Probably not altogether. He is, literally, in my blood after all. But it’s been nearly a year now since Don Roberto: the Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham was published, and more than seven years since I first gave the talk … Continue reading

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Don Roberto: the Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham

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Forgive the Christmas commercial – but if you’re stuck for a present for someone who likes politics, literature, travel and adventure, Don Roberto could be your man. Now available direct from the publishers Scotland Street Press and all good bookshops, price … Continue reading

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