Paul Bailey's novels include At The Jerusalem (1967), which won the Somerset Maugham award; Peter Smart's Confessions (1977) and Gabriel's Lament (1986), both shortlisted for the Booker prize; Sugar Cane (1993), a sequel to Gabriel's Lament; and Chapman's Odyssey.He named his top ten stories of old age for the Guardian, including:
King Lear by William ShakespeareRead about another entry on the list.
It's not a novel, of course, but it is arguably the greatest play in the language. We watch in pity and terror as a once proud man is reduced to almost nothing.
--Marshal Zeringue
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