The framing of this debut collection by Dublin-born Hayden is insistently absurdist.
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TLS commentary: Man-made Wilderness
Wildcat and pine marten roam the forests; hawthorn and rosebay willowherb choke the country pathways. Fox and falcon flourish, flocks of rooks darken the fields, and beaver build in the upland waterways.
Illustration feature: Gargantua and Pantagruel
It’s hard to imagine anyone less obviously in tune with the spirit of the scandalous Renaissance priest François Rabelais than William Heath Robinson.
Richard Smyth 