The famed writer depicted outrageous antics in Porterhouse Blue and the Wilt novels. But now a new book has uncovered poems inspired by his heartbreak
and the Wilt novels have come to light, revealing writing that is very different from the outrageous antics of Sharpe’s fiction.
“They throw a fresh and fascinating light on the novelist,” Brendon said. “What they show above all is that the master of raucous slapstick and cruel satire was at heart a romantic.” Rowley Arenstein was a staunch champion of black trade unionists and Sharpe was among a group who helped defend him after a tip-off about his planned murder by racist thugs at his home in Durban.
Those feelings inspired several love poems. In one, Sharpe wrote: “I too have seen the world through my love’s hair / And listened through her laughter to its sound, / Have in love’s greed learnt my one love to share / And loving you loved all the world around.”
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