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Atonement lite

Francis Phillips | 06 June 2008 | comment 4

A post-modern author can’t cope with remorse and expiation, as the novel Atonement and the subsequent film show all so clearly.

Nothing to be Frightened Of

Francis Phillips | 14 April 2008 | comment 11

Darwinian materialism is a grey and dreary way to live, novelist Julian Barnes suggests in his recent memoir. 

Misery loves company—and book companies love misery

Michael Kirke | 10 April 2008 | comment 5

Why do we like to luxuriate in tales of childhood misery, especially when they’re a load of fanciful rubbish?

Tweedledee and Tweedledumber

Susan Reibel Moore | 01 January 2008 | comment 27

An expert in children's literature takes a close look at Philip Pullman's novel series, His Dark Materials, the source for the film The Golden Compass.

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