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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/09/23/al-alvarez-poet-critic-wrote-acclaimed-books-poker-mountaineering/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.46.70.97 ( talk) 19:18, 23 September 2019 (UTC) reply

Hello editors.

As you probably are aware if you have an interest in Al Alvarez, he has become a well-known name in poker circles for writing what is considered a classic in poker literature. This reputation was considerably helped along by Jim McManus in the frequent citations he made to Alvarez in his book Positively Fifth Street. There are no doubt many readers who come to this page have no idea of Alvarez' poetic work or his other non-fiction.

I think it would be a good idea to reference as an external link a book review of the "The Biggest Game In Town." The review is by Nick Christenson, who is an excellent reviewer. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Here is the review: http://www.readybetgo.com/book-reviews/review-326.html MichaelOpton 17:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC) reply

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It was said on Last Word that he was obsessed with D.H. Lawrence, so should Lawrence be mentioned in this article? Vorbee ( talk) 19:52, 6 October 2019 (UTC) reply

Well, maybe for a while. Note that Alexandra Pringle wrote this in The Guardian in 2019 here: "He got a first, was a research fellow, moved to Princeton and on to the University of New Mexico as a DH Lawrence fellow. ... In 1960 Al tried to kill himself. Three years later Plath herself committed suicide. He described these events in his best-known work, The Savage God. His own attempt was precipitated by the end of his marriage to Ursula Barr, the granddaughter of Frieda Lawrence. Al's obsession with DH Lawrence had propelled him into the marriage. After the divorce, Al said: "At least it cured me of my passion for Lawrence." 86.187.234.221 ( talk) 21:32, 29 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Has anyone noticed the link to The Savage God is broken? It just goes back to the Al Alvarez page when you click on it. 2601:441:8284:7640:8858:8E6C:4380:94D8 ( talk) 20:59, 29 June 2023 (UTC) reply

There is no separate article for the book, only a redirect to this one. So I have removed the circular link here. If you believe there should be a separate article for the book you are welcome to draft one. Thanks. 86.187.234.221 ( talk) 21:24, 29 June 2023 (UTC) reply