Fiction
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Editors' picks
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"My father never trusted any white person at all, would not let them in his house. Luckily my mother was entirely different." Toni Morrison talks to Susanna Rustin -
David Foster Wallace, whose apparent suicide has shocked readers around the world, was the most brilliant American writer of his generation. In a speech, published here for the first time, he reflects on the difficulties of daily life and 'making it to 30, or maybe 50, without wanting to shoot yourself in the head' -
Fellow Canadian Margaret Atwood on how Alice Munro's tales of small-town Ontario have elevated to 'international literary sainthood'
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Peru's most celebrated novelist tells Paul Hamilos about his efforts to avoid retreating from the world
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The Villa Gillet has been asking writers who attend the International Forum on the Novel to select a word which underpins their work. Jonathan Lethem, Adam Thirlwell, Nuruddin Farah and James Meek explain how the words they've chosen are key to their writing
Most recent
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Video
(3min 49sec),
Nov 21 2008:
Mark Crick performs 'Hanging Wallpaper with Ernest Hemingway' and 'Boarding an Attic with Edgar Allan Poe'
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Nov 20 2008:
Alastair Campbell among Literary Review's nominees for the year's worst erotic writing
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Nov 20 2008:
Peter Matthiesson's single-volume edition of three 90s novels wins prestigious US prize
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Nov 19 2008:
The creator of Inspector Banks describes his 'bum on seat, fingers on keyboard' writing routine
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Nov 18 2008:
Shortlists for the five categories of the Costa book awards avoid some of the bigger books of the year – and give others a second chance
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Audio
(14min 09sec),
Nov 18 2008:
The comedian talks to Lindesay Irvine about Spain, space aliens and why his novels don't have much room for gags
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Nov 18 2008:
The Knife of Never Letting Go emerges from a strong field of contenders to take £2,500 prize
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Nov 17 2008:
The author of The Snow Tourist picks the best stories about winter's most dramatic weather, from The Call of the Wild to A Christmas Carol
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Nov 16 2008:
This Breathing World by José Luis de Juan
The stories start in parallel but become increasingly entwined, says Michael Englard -
Nov 16 2008:
The Language of Others by Clare Morrall
Atonement meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, says Michael Englard
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