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With the passing of Paul Auster, the aesthetics of postmodernism retreated another significant step back into the past tense of history.
A writer of immense talent, Auster’s legacy bequeaths the power of imagination and the inexhaustible possibilities of language.
Whether they are set in a country house or on the mean streets, detective novels tell us so much about human nature.
Have you ever read a novel in the second person? You probably found it strange.
America’s answer to Kafka and Dostoevsky gets real at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Astronomer Bryan Gaensler picks five speculative and science fiction novels worth reading, including Omar El Akkad’s American War.
The film Gone Girl (2014) is dividing critics along gender lines. Men see it as a gripping, fresh thriller while women have expressed alarm over a range of issues. Chief in recent days is criticism of…
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