Queries on Death, the Infinite and Irrational Numbers

Beneath the sharp social satire lurks a psychological insight, a sensitivity to a profound cultural inheritanceThe Times

A frame of reference ranging from the scabrous to the desolately chic, as if Tristan Corbière were trying to get over an affair with Angelina JolieClive James

His talent is unignorableCressida Connolly

One of Stammers's most impressive qualities is the ease with which he moves through a whole range of styles and tones, his constant capacity to surpriseGuardian