Beginning with his first novel, “A Good Man in Africa,” William Boyd has built a reputation over the course of more than four decades as a purveyor of reliably literate, enjoyable commercial fiction, ...

WILLIAM BOYD has built a writing career that has ranged from bestselling spy thrillers to screenplays to “whole life novels” that follow characters from the cradle to the grave.

In a prolific literary career spanning 18 novels, William Boyd has become known for his masterfully interwoven plots, his sweeping historical backdrops, and his consistent readability. As Boyd ...

This is the kind of novel that William Boyd does best, the tale of an Everyman caught in the waves of history, sometimes surviving by his wits, other times sinking by his shortcomings. This eponymous ...