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A Diet of Literature: 11, 12 & 13

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Post published:13/01/2021
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KishōtenketsuI heard about Kishōtenketsu a couple of years ago when listening to an episode of Bookworm. Michael Silverblatt was interviewing Ocean Vuong about his novel On Earth We are Briefly…

A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

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Post published:10/01/2021
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Image: Pinterest An Afternoon in Linen, Shirley Jackson Until I went to the USA in 2019 I hadn't heard of Shirley Jackson. Then, in one of those pleasant, idle conversations…

A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

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Post published:02/01/2021
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It's day two of the Guardian's literary diet and on today's menu is a film. What's more it is a reimagining of Jane Austen's Emma, a book I studied at university…