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Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare - Review

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Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare Leviathan or, The Whale is a Sebaldesque triumph, in which the author meditates on his obsession with whales. The narrative is filtered through a reading of, and a quest for, Moby-Dick, but along the way it di... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/1...

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A Chapter of Hats and Other Stories by Machado de Assis - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:21

A Chapter of Hats and Other Stories by Machado de Assis Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, who died 100 years ago this month, is Brazil's most famous writer. He has been less successful outside Brazil, possibly because his dry, laconic style does not c... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/1...

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The Other Hand (Little Bee) by Chris Cleave - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:20

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="107" caption="Cover"][/caption] The Other Hand (Little Bee) by Chris Cleave Chris Cleave's first novel, Incendiary, was an object lesson in the perils of relevance. Depicting the aftermath of a terrorist a... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/1...

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One Morning Like a Bird by Andrew Miller - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:20

One Morning Like a Bird by Andrew Miller The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, one of two dreadful events that hang over One Morning Like a Bird, was one of the worst in human history. Devastating Tokyo and Yokohama, it killed about 140,000 people. ... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/1...

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The Act of Love by Howard Jacobson - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:17

The Act of Love: A Novel by Howard Jacobson Jacobson has chosen to speak through this voice, which can be in turns tedious, ridiculous and overwrought. So we must blame Jacobson for, say, making small matters loom too large: the lined face "suggesti... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

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Chicago by Alaa Al Aswany - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:17

Chicago: A Novel by Alaa Al Aswany In Chicago Al Aswany has, understandably, returned to the same formula with a broad network of interconnected tales of loss and redemption, but this time the tone is much darker, less forgiving and more openly poli... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

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Elizabeth in the Garden by Trea Martyn - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:17

Elizabeth in the Garden by Trea Martyn In August 1572, accompanied by her court, including her Lord Treasurer, William Cecil, Elizabeth I arrived at Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire for a state visit of five days. She had granted this to her favour... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

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The House of Wittgenstein by Alexander Waugh - Review

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The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War by Alexander Waugh Much in this book, indeed, is the fruit of original research in archives and private collections; Waugh has done a masterly job, untangling a mass of financial and psychological complexit... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

[More related posts here] tags :  alexander ,   complexities ,   Family At War ,   Job ,   original research ,   Personal Stories ,   Pleasure ,   Private Collections ,   Telegraph ,   wittgenstein

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Bedlam by Catharine Arnold - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:16

Bedlam by Catharine Arnold Ann Wroe on how the story of the world's most famous mental hospital reveals centuries of cruelty and attemped kindness She was led to a room with straw on the floor. It made her dream she was a beaten horse. She was gi... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

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Pop Goes the Weasel by Albert Jack - Review

Posted in : www.authors-books.com    Mon, Oct 06 2008, 20:14

Pop Goes the Weasel by Albert Jack Beep goes the cash till, sings Jeremy Noel-Tod Did you know that "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" was a late 18th-century satire on the so-called "Chancery Advancements" affair? The Lord Chancellor, Thomas Barber, was... http://www.authors-books.com/2008/09/0...

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