Tag: Literature

Total Results: 209


At war with McDonaldsisation (JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP via Getty Images)
11/23/2022 - 12:00am

Who cancelled English folklore? Britain is embarrassed by its heritage

Isabella Bengoechea

Tuesday, November 15

15.11

Bob Dylan has no philosophy His new book is the work of a talker, not a thinker

Geoff Dyer

Friday, November 11

11.11

John Milton’s free speech crusade His vision of liberty is more potent than ever

Andrew Doyle

Thursday, November 10

10.11

Was Kurt Vonnegut a nice man? A good writer doesn't have to be a saint

Dorian Lynskey

Tuesday, November 8

08.11

Can you read in Scottish? Writing in dialect is a subversive act

Tom Newlands

Wednesday, October 19

19.10

Jan Morris: prophet of our gender troubles The trans pioneer left a peculiar legacy

Will Lloyd

Wednesday, October 12

12.10

Annie Ernaux: queen of the suburbs The Nobel laureate carved beauty from the ordinary

Boyd Tonkin

Monday, October 10

10.10

How Smiley’s people conquered Britain John le Carré was never an Englishman's writer

David Patrikarakos

Thursday, September 22

22.09

Why artists sell out Mammon, not the muse, calls the shots

Andrew Doyle

Wednesday, September 14

14.09

Richard Osman’s common people Britain's gerontocrats would rather live in a TV show

Nicholas Harris

Saturday, September 3

03.09

In conversation with Philip Roth We discuss manipulation, obscenity, and gender fluidity

Joyce Carol Oates

Tuesday, August 30

30.08

James Joyce’s divine comedy For the Irish, atheism will always be religious

Terry Eagleton