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Books review:  Was Kilroy's return too 'mundane' for the Booker judges?

December 29, 2023

Marjorie Brennan’s books of the year, include Claire Kilroy’s return and a belated reading of Maggie Shipstead’s 2021 novel

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Source: irishexaminer.com

Where to start with: AS Byatt

November 24, 2023

The author and critic, who died last week aged 87, left behind a treasure trove of writings – sensuous, erudite, experimental and in love with literature. Here are some good places to begin

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Source: theguardian.com

Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 168

November 17, 2023

&nbsp; A. S. Byatt lives and writes in her handsome west London house and, in the summer months, in her house in the south of France. Both are filled with art, predominantly by her contemporaries, libraries of extravagant, Borgesian range and curiosa of many kinds, hinting at her unusual fecundity...

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Source: theparisreview.org