Over the past decade or so he has cast a world-weary eye over travel, status and architecture, as well as writing a fine book about philosophers and an excellent meditation on Proust.

• 过去十多来年他厌世的目光投向过旅行、社会身份和建筑，以及一本关于哲学家们的很精致的书和一本关于普鲁斯特的沉思录。