Resurrection in Print
As a book that spans the years between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the Blitz, The Angel and the Cuckoo is surprisingly topical today. There are things the author could not have known in the 60s, yet he talks about them as if he was writing a parody of the 21st century popular culture in retrospect. You cannot help laughing at the discussion of cinematography as the new art that will replace theatre soon, while the adventures of a pre-war wannabe actress and her protectors read like a (good quality, it must be noted) tabloid piece.
Anna Aslanyan reviews the reissue of Gerald Kersh‘s The Angel and the Cuckoo.