“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” So goes Samuel Johnson’s insight, oft-quoted since 1777. (It was a diarist’s musing; Johnson was not in danger of dangling.) artsfuse.org/329945/book-...
Dimitri Elias Léger’s novel turns a final moment into a sweeping meditation on love, history, and the Beautiful Game.
