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War Trilogy: Fake Novels and an Anniversary

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

In the latest issue of TLS, D J Taylor has written an essay on what he calls “Made-up Stories” or fake novels. What reminded him of the genre (if that’s what it is) was his recent re-reading of Anthony Powell’s … Continue reading →

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Philip Roth (1933-2018)

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The death was announced earlier this week of the American novelist Philip Roth. Like Tom Wolfe, who died the preceding week, much of his early work was written in the comic, satirical tradition of Evelyn Waugh. So far, however, no … Continue reading →

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