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Archive for October, 2009
Walter Tevis: The Man Who Fell To Earth
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Posted in loneliness, existential, Tevis, Walter, sci-fi, Penguin Classics, alcoholism, humanity, America
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Science fiction has been in the news a lot these days, most notably with Kim Stanley Robinson's much publicised criticism about the lack of recognition awarded to the genre by ... Read more..On The Nobel Prize in Literature
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Posted in Prizes & Awards
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With the impact of recognising Herta Müller as the 2009 Nobel laureate in literature slightly dampened by rising expectations that she would be the recipient I find myself still happy, ... Read more..Robert Coover: Briar Rose
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Posted in Grove Press, desire, Coover, Robert, folklore, metafiction, postmodern, America
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The American writer Robert Coover would appear to be a dot on the landscape of British literary consciousness - I don't know how well known he is in the States ... Read more..