Sam Byers
Sam Byers is the author of three novels: Idiopathy (2013); Perfidious Albion (2018); and Come Join Our Disease (2021). His non-fiction has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Times Literary Supplement
Sam Byers on Granta.com
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Perfidious Albion
Sam Byers
‘In terms of aspiration, leaving London was the new moving to London. You slogged it out, made a name for yourself, then decamped to the sticks and devoted yourself to trashing city life on Twitter while roaming the fields in pursuit of your tweedy ideals.’
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Best Book of 2009: William Vollmann’s Imperial
Sam Byers
Sam Byers on why William Vollmann’s Imperial is the best book of 2009