Niall Griffiths

From man to beast and back again

The story of his Crusoe-like hero, adrift on the ocean and reborn after a lightning strike, makes for a wildly rewarding and utterly exhilarating read

  • Cove

    Cynan Jones

    Granta, pp. 99

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