The Crime of Julian Wells
“Harry said. “They were used in tanning leather, and Díaz said that the tanners were going around sniffing at these bowls to find the very best of the lot.”
We were sitting in Harry’s office on Sixth Avenue. It was spacious with a large window overlooking the street. From such a vantage point, I thought, you could actually think of yourself as a prince of the city, something Harry clearly did.
“That has always been my view of Julian,” Harry continued. “That he was a very fine craftsman w...ho worked with disgusting materials.”
“Did you ever tell him that?” I asked.
“Of course not,” Harry answered. “It wouldn’t have mattered anyway. After that book about Cuenca, Julian never considered writing anything but that grim stuff.” He shook his head as if in the face of such repellent work. “Like that African piece.”
“The one he wrote about Swaziland,”MoreLess
We were sitting in Harry’s office on Sixth Avenue. It was spacious with a large window overlooking the street. From such a vantage point, I thought, you could actually think of yourself as a prince of the city, something Harry clearly did.
“That has always been my view of Julian,” Harry continued. “That he was a very fine craftsman w...ho worked with disgusting materials.”
“Did you ever tell him that?” I asked.
“Of course not,” Harry answered. “It wouldn’t have mattered anyway. After that book about Cuenca, Julian never considered writing anything but that grim stuff.” He shook his head as if in the face of such repellent work. “Like that African piece.”
“The one he wrote about Swaziland,”MoreLess
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