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Satire Gets Some Attention

–Ferdinand Mount is interviewed in a recent edition of The Times newspaper. This is reported by Johanna Thomas-Corr. Here is an excerpt in which Mount discusses his latest novel: The Pentecost Papers, Mount’s 29th book and 14th novel, is focused … Continue reading

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Waugh and the Small, Cornered Creature

Private Eye (8-21 September) cites Waugh in its review (“Doesnae land”) of James Kelman’s collected stories That Was a Shiver. This comes after reminding readers that in the early 1990s Kelman was the “hippest cat on the block.” One critic … Continue reading

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