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Claire Tomalin on Hiring (and Dating) a Young Martin Amis

Claire Tomalin on Hiring (and Dating) a Young Martin Amis

"I Knew Martin Could Take Over My Job Easily and Do it Very Well"

By Claire Tomalin | August 21, 2018

The Poet Who Survived Stalin's Poems

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The Tale of Arsenii Tarkovsky and the Translation He Couldn't Refuse

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Ralph Ellison: Coming of Age During the Rise of the KKK

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By Sam Anderson | August 21, 2018

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By Erri De Luca | August 21, 2018

Yes, But What Does Karl Ove Knausgaard Think of Ice Cream?

Yes, But What Does Karl Ove Knausgaard Think of Ice Cream?

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By Karl Ove Knausgaard | August 21, 2018

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In Which I, Nathan Englander, Offer Myself Up for Space Force

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