In the footsteps of Montaigne Slowly but surely William Eaton Warner has developed a unique style that combines the personal, the political and the intellectual. Or perhaps not so unique: He has been compared to Montaigne and accused of trying to revive old forms: the intellectual essay and philosophical dialogue. Bill Buford, then at GRANTA, described William’s work as “ironic, humorous and quite authoritative”. Manuel Puig said that William combines “the compelling truth of documentary with the grace of romantic fiction”. William has written essays, philosophical dialogues, . . . He was an award-winning journalist in the “alternative” (leftwing) press and a fiction writer. He received an MFA from Columbia, Algonquin Books published his novel, and an English organization once nominated him as “erotic writer of the year”. He lives in New York with his son Jonah who has a habit of creeping into his writing, though hardly with the boldness with which he has captured William’s heart.