Deconstructing Harry

A writer who has landed a huge success with his last book suffers from writer's block and experiences the onset of chaos. His memories take on a life of their own, characters he has invented hold a mirror up to him, and the next day the very university from which he was expelled as a student wants to honour him. Will that go well? Elke Schmitterer: ‘Allen has never been better - more relaxed, more cheerful and more radical.’