David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92 | Books

David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92 | Books

David Malouf, the acclaimed Australian author of books including Ransom, An Imaginary Life and the Booker prize-nominated Remembering Babylon, has died aged 92. Malouf died on Wednesday, his publisher, Penguin Random House... Read more »
‘In his company you could not be lazy’: remembering my friend Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | Books

‘In his company you could not be lazy’: remembering my friend Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | Books

Among the African writers who emerged in the middle of the 20th century, the most political undoubtedly was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Born in Kenya while it was still under British rule he... Read more »
‘His greatness was matched by his kindness’: remembering John Burnside | John Burnside

‘His greatness was matched by his kindness’: remembering John Burnside | John Burnside

Andrew O’Hagan. Photograph: Mimmo Frassineti/REX/Shutterstock Andrew O’Hagan: ‘He was among the best writers of his generation’ Scottish novelist John Burnside had a gift for naming those things that exist beyond plain sight,... Read more »
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