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Settling the Score
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Down and Out in Literary Paris
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Masters at work
Christy Edwall introduces a new series of interviews with creative academics from Oxford
Political pens
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Limp Pens
Christy Edwall considers the quirks of literary anti-prizes in general, and the 2011 Bad Sex in Literature Award in particular.
1Q84: Lost in translation?
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The Book of Boredom
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The Pale King
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One lucky bastard
Christy Edwall hears Tom Stoppard at the Sheldonian discuss the role of the artist
Under the Covers
Cherwell chats with David Pearson, designer for the Penguin Great Ideas series
The Savage Poet
Cherwell traces a path through the work of Roberto Bolaño
Found in Translation
Literary translation is under-appreciated, so Cherwell picks out four forthcoming books to look out for.
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