Gray's dissection of modern delusion, cant and wishful thinking is to be welcomed in this moment of convulsion ... This is a book to learn from and argue with

A thoroughly enjoyable book ... These essays cover a remarkable range of topics, from Isaiah Berlin to Damien Hirst, from torture to environmentalism. But their unifying theme is that our naïve belief in the idea of progress has turned modern life into a constant round of shadow-boxing

A visionary ... one of the most reliably provocative and heterodox voices in British intellectual life today

Quietly astonishing

Intelligently thoughtful

Tranquility and tension create a quiet triumph

This intriguing novel, translated with quiet passion by David Colmer, captures how it feels to have ‘no idea what to do next, how to move backward or forward

Deliberately side-stepping any trite resolutions, The Detour, is a haunting and quietly thoughtful work, written with a restraint and lack of sentimentality that matches the somewhat bleak landscape

Page-turning

The story is deeply involving, the dialogue utterly convincing, and the translation near-perfect. Unpretentious, restrained and profound, The Detour is everything a novel should be

A brilliantly uncomfortable read about the art of forgetfulness

Brilliant... You won't put this book down until its emotional end