Mr Rinyo-Clacton's Offer

Rupert Loydell revisits Russell Hoban's first eight novels as reissued in spring 2021 with new Eduardo Paolozzi covers in the Penguin Modern Classics imprint; also touches on his later books.

John Self in the Observer summarises a selection of the newly reissued Russell Hoban novels in Penguin Classics, including Turtle Diary, Mr Rinyo-Clacton's Offer and The Medusa Frequency.

A full list (PDF) of all the manuscripts of children's books and novels, plus diaries, correspondence and notebooks, acquired by the Beinecke Library in 2017 from Russell Hoban's family. The list describes over 80 boxes of papers including various drafts of classic works such as Riddley Walker, The Mouse and His Child and The Medusa Frequency, as well as a number of curios including an invitation to the White House and correspondence with Harold Pinter. The actual list of items can be explored online at https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/5739 via the sidebar.

1998 interview by John Forsyth covering the recently-published Mr Rinyo-Clacton's Offer, as well as Russell's writing techniques and tips, recollections of writing The Mouse and His Child whilst working for a New York advertising agency, and giving a tantalising glimpse of what became Angelica's Grotto.