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Opening a review with a book’s first line allows a critic to thieve the author’s momentum for themselves. I am in a thieving mood. For the first line of Elena Ferrante’s new novel, The Lying Life of Adults, carries an enviable wallop: ‘Two years...
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'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the...
The Australian Government expresses "serious concerns" with Qatar after several passengers on board a flight from Doha to Sydney were reportedly subjected to an invasive internal examination.
"I think that every time a novelist writes about a love affair, they’re also writing about a power relationship. Every time they describe a family, they’re describing a mini-state. There is nowhere in human experience, where power politics isn’t." ...
Damon YoungOf course, Mantel herself adds: "The present tense is potent but I think you shouldn’t reach for it as a matter of course. You need a reason. I have come across a lot of novels recently where the use of the present tense is frustrating and limiting...."
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