John Berger 1926-2017: an appreciation

Kate Kellaway recalls a charmed meeting in Paris with the writer, critic and artist – who died last week at 90 – for what turned out to be his last major interviewI first rang John Berger more than a year ago – I had been given his number by his publisher to arrange a date to meet him in Paris. I mentioned that November was a busy month, to which he responded in a warm, conspiratorial tone: that was good – because he would be away throughout the month and could not say wh