Deadly Sins

by Thomas Pynchon, William Trevor, Howard, Richard et al.

1993 125 pages eng

This is a collection of short literary essays, one to each of the seven sins, plus an extra item in "despair", by as many prominent literary figures, of whom Byatt is one. Others include Gore Vidal and John Updike. It can properly be called a slim volume; with writers like these, it can hardly fail …