Language as Weapon and Healing
I wrote over three years ago about how language is used politically and while the issue never goes away, it […]
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Category: literary prizes
Sri Lankan Fact and Fiction
The Booker Prize winner was announced this week – we looked at the shortlist a little while ago. Slightly disappointingly, […]
Read more →Thirty Years of Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt, the American novelist, has been featured quite heavily over the last few days, as it is 30 years […]
Read more →Another Attack on Free Speech
Here we are again. I wrote about free speech back in April, but of course had no idea how this […]
Read more →Young People’s Writing Recognised
It’s Booker season again, as the long list for this year’s prize has just been announced. It is an international […]
Read more →Shape-Shifting Bruce Chatwin
‘On 1 February 1984, an Englishman with a rucksack and walking-boots strides into a bungalow in the Irene district of […]
Read more →Beyond Brokeback – Annie Proulx
“There’s a point in your life when you quit expecting wonderful and delightful things to happen to you, and I […]
Read more →The Challenging Drama of Harold Pinter
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter is a remarkable play. It is staged quite frequently, and I have seen it in […]
Read more →Sarah Waters: More than Crime and Titillation
Harry Perrin wrote for us at the beginning of July this year, suggesting that there will always be an appropriate […]
Read more →New Sonnets Win Prize
‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’ ‘My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun.’ You might be familiar […]
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