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Suffer not

Thursday, December 16, 2010

They were sitting on the floor leaning into the corner of the room, her mouth on his nipple, her hand moving his cock slowly. I sat in the corner of the library, reading Ondaatje, hoping none of the children would see.

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With friends like these…

Sunday, October 17, 2010

An exclusive from Rana Dasgupta, master of tanbur-related micro-non-fiction. — For theartsdesk

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Defining oneself in +/- 15 words

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Interview with Romesh Gunesekera, on the DSC South Asian Literary Festival/Prize. — For theartsdesk

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Tearing it up with Harry Sidebottom

Friday, September 3, 2010

You might recognise Harry Sidebottom from ‘Ancient Discoveries’ on The History Channel (presenter, not artefact); or perhaps you read Ancient Warfare: a very short introduction (OUP, 2004). But most likely you’ll have heard his name in conjunction with the bestselling Warrior of Rome, his trio (so far) of late-Classical adventures, set in the beleaguered Eastern […]

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Beer, Roving, and getting to write your own headlines

Monday, March 1, 2010

Letter from the Galle Literary Festival 2011. — For theartsdesk

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The Canterbury Tale-teller

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Interview (and beers) with Rana Dasgupta, enfant génial of Indian letters.

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Geoff Dyer, Michael Frayn, and other people who were or were not there

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

GLF diaries – part the second.

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In which the author expresses his love for Wendy Cope

Friday, January 29, 2010

Diary from the Galle Literary Festival (preamble).

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Southampton docks to Brixton Beach

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Interview with artist and novelist Roma Tearne. For The Oxford Times.

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A little night reading

Friday, May 29, 2009

Nocturnes Five Stories of Music and Nightfall Kazuo Ishiguro faber and faber £14.99, 221p ISBN 978-0-571-24498-0 ‘Their talk was no longer just about music – though everything always seemed to come back to it.’ Whether as opening subject or illustrative decoration, music seems to be a recurring theme for Kazuo Ishiguro. The Unconsoled told of […]

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