In William Boyd’s newest novel The Predicament, lead character and travel writer Gabriel Dax becomes a secret spy, scouring the globe on British orders during the Cold War. He’s looking for an escape ...
NPR's Scott Simon talks to the Scottish writer William Boyd about his latest book, "The Predicament" – a spy thriller set during the height of the Cold War. Let me tell you about Gabriel Dax. He's a ...
William Boyd’s 18th novel gets underway with a formative event — or more precisely, a transformative tragedy. It is 1936 in Oxfordshire, and 6-year-old Gabriel Dax is getting ready to go to sleep with ...
Chelsea resident William Boyd splits his time with the sunny south of France – but he was born in even sunnier Ghana and grew up in Nigeria. He’d go on to attend King Charles II’s alma mater ...