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Meanings are at core of our experience and also at core of whatever we do
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Meanings are at core of our experience and also at core of whatever we do
From the paintings of Paula Rego to a Jamaican American childhood, the six novelists up for the UK’s most prestigious fiction prize share the inspirations behind their nominated books – and how they got them onto the page
The latest additions are a rich trove of books, films, songs and other works from 1927
Essay Sample: Maturity: Learning to Let Go Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf is the story of a troubled man's journey to find a balance between his urges to enjoy the spoils
I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) two years ago. It triggered something of an identity crisis. By default, autism had been a fundamental part of who I am despite knowing virtually nothing about it, either within myself or in the wider world. I was forced to reassess every part of my life. I’ve always loved reading. In hindsight, I realise that as a child I probably found it much easier to immerse myself in fictional worlds than to understand the real one. It’s not that other people had a particular aversion towards me, or me to them. We just weren’t on the same wavelen...