RaDical MiDDle - ColdType

xii | denis beckett
meet the world in 2010. We should have called it the Lost Works;
that’s supposed to add value.
What I have done, mercilessly, is abbreviate. as you see, I
smashed Tony’s 300-page target. Twenty years ago my chief literary
sin was stretching too long. More recently it has been cramming
too tight in overreaction. This one, I hope I’ve made readable.
You’ll decide.
Thanks to Tony and, as always, to Gael. There are sore reminders
in here of how much she has gone through while her husband
tries to find a career. and warm wishes to you, dear reader.
feel welcome to engage, not just with hoorahs but equally with
thwacks if thwacks are what your judgment finds. I love honest
comments from readers, and get damn few.
I’m dbeckett@global.co.za
Denis Beckett
Johannesburg, March 2010