Tag Archives: Photography in fiction

Photography in Fiction: The Mathematics of Love

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Brian

The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin is about two people, separated by two and a half centuries, whose lives intersect in a story woven from memory and time. Stephen Fairhurst is a veteran of the Peninsular War and Waterloo, which … Continue reading →

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Photography and (in) Fiction/Poetry: Frank O’Hara

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Brian

I’ve been introduced to the work of Frank O’Hara through the Cambridge U3A.   O’Hara (1926-66) was an American writer, poet, and art critic. He was a curator for international exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (briefly overlapping with John … Continue reading →

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Photography in Fiction/Poetry: The Book of the Dead

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Brian

The death toll at the Hawks Nest Tunnel, West Virginia, is considered to be one of the worst disasters in American industrial history.  The death toll from silicosis and occupational lung disease is put at 476 to 1,000, it’s impossible … Continue reading →

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Photography in Fiction: W. G. Sebald 1944-2001

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Brian

W. G. or Max Sebald, was a German writer and academic. At the time of his death in 2001, he was recognized widely for his contribution to world literature.  His works, largely concerned with the themes of memory and decay, … Continue reading →

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Photography in Fiction: The Photographer’s Wife

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Brian

The Photographer’s Wife (Robert Sole, 1996) is set in the world of late 19th century Egypt.  Three things drive the narrative: the relationship between the photographer and his wife; her emergence as an increasingly creative photographer; and the colonial wrangling … Continue reading →

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Photography in Fiction: My Parents’ Darkroom

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Brian

The darkroom in the title of Reinhard Tenberg’s novel is a metaphorical one.  It is the mystery surrounding the activities of the parents of the narrator Jonas: his mother’s leading role in the BdM (Bund deutscher Madel – League of … Continue reading →

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