Alfred Hayes
Praise for The Girl on the Via Flaminia
A superb short novel ... The Hemingway influence is clear, but Hayes is his own man, a master of irony and ambiguity ... An enthralling narrative, and art of a high order
Kirkus Reviews
It is a bigger story than it seems to be, for it has implications that spread through the city and the world
The New York Times
Hayes has done for bruised men what Jean Rhys does for bruised women, and they both write heartbreakingly beautiful sentences
Guardian
A superb short novel ... The Hemingway influence is clear, but Hayes is his own man, a master of irony and ambiguity ... An enthralling narrative, and art of a high order
Kirkus Reviews
It is a bigger story than it seems to be, for it has implications that spread through the city and the world
The New York Times
Hayes has done for bruised men what Jean Rhys does for bruised women, and they both write heartbreakingly beautiful sentences
Guardian
A superb short novel ... The Hemingway influence is clear, but Hayes is his own man, a master of irony and ambiguity ... An enthralling narrative, and art of a high order
Kirkus Reviews
It is a bigger story than it seems to be, for it has implications that spread through the city and the world
The New York Times
Hayes has done for bruised men what Jean Rhys does for bruised women, and they both write heartbreakingly beautiful sentences
Guardian