Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays.
ˈɜːli ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, hiː pˈʌblɪʃt ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz ænd pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ˈɑːksfɚd pˈoʊɪtɹi, bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn tə pˈʌblɪʃ tɹˈævəl ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, sˈæɾaɪɚ, ænd skɹˈiːnpleɪz.