Charles Sprawson

Praise for Haunts of the Black Masseur

[Sprawson] has an ornate style of prose, apparently smooth, but rippling with wit and candour… Haunts of the Black Masseur was a delight when I read it first time round and 25 years on, it strikes me as even ...

Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

­Original and sparkling… A haunting, sensual, slippery read that will make you long for seaweed on your skin and sand between your toes. A must for swimmers

Rebecca Wallersteiner, The Lady

A wholly original idea...a brilliant translation of a singular passion

Alan Ross, Times Literary Supplement

[Sprawson] has an ornate style of prose, apparently smooth, but rippling with wit and candour… Haunts of the Black Masseur was a delight when I read it first time round and 25 years on, it strikes me as even ...

Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

­Original and sparkling… A haunting, sensual, slippery read that will make you long for seaweed on your skin and sand between your toes. A must for swimmers

Rebecca Wallersteiner, The Lady

A wholly original idea...a brilliant translation of a singular passion

Alan Ross, Times Literary Supplement

[Sprawson] has an ornate style of prose, apparently smooth, but rippling with wit and candour… Haunts of the Black Masseur was a delight when I read it first time round and 25 years on, it strikes me as even ...

Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

­Original and sparkling… A haunting, sensual, slippery read that will make you long for seaweed on your skin and sand between your toes. A must for swimmers

Rebecca Wallersteiner, The Lady

A wholly original idea...a brilliant translation of a singular passion

Alan Ross, Times Literary Supplement