River of Judgement

...the door to the city opens; but passing through will never be an easy task!

10 things to know about author, David Sartof:

[1 - his origin] David was born in 1958, under the star sign of Aries, in a small caravan in a field in Elgin, Scotland. [2 - his careers] He has served in the merchant navy, been a military officer, an entrepreneur and now a writer. [3 - his education] He has a bachelors degree from Sheffield and a PhD from Lancaster.

[4 - his home life] David lives in the North Riding of Yorkshire, with his wife and young son. [5 - his interests] In his spare time he paints clowns, strums a guitar (with distant memories of having played bass in a rock group), and thinks about sailing large yachts in warm climates.

"They lead us through a barren desert of verbiage to a mirage that they call life . . . However, one should not be too severe on English novels; they are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed"
— Oscar Wilde

[6 - his writing influences] David is influenced by experience (his own and others') more than styles, but amongst his favourite authors are Orwell, Huxley, Rushdie, Heller and Tressell [7 - his philosophy] David's PhD and thinking are grounded in the philosophy of aesthetics, in particular the concepts of beauty and sublimity. [8 - his next projects] David is currently working on two new novels, a sequel to River of Judgement and a novel set in the near future,

in 2047, in which the Art World takes centre stage in a dystopian nightmare, as a philosophy professor reaches a breakdown. [9 - David's real name] David Sartof is a nom de plume; David's real name is David Atkinson. [10 - his other writing] Following his PhD, David has written, as Dr David Atkinson, on management philosophy. Notably, he has developed a theory of management practiced as an art form, in a book published by Palgrave Macmillan.

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This website is designed to provide you with information regarding the author, his background, his work and his philosophy. David welcomes interaction with his readers, and has provided a blog for this purpose. While comments will be moderated (to prevent abuse) David welcomes critical comment, as it is only through audience interaction and critique, that progress can truly be made within the arts.

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