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‘The Last Hit’

Posted on May 24, 2013 by The Lone Reader Blog

There are certain images of Wales that are hard to shake: male voice choirs, coal miners, rugby, sheep, women in strange costumes playing the harp, the seriously-suited chapel-goer. None of these appear in ‘The Last Hit’ by Llwyd Owen, a … Continue reading →

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Absolute liberty, perhaps

Posted on April 6, 2013 by The Lone Reader Blog

‘Open Door’ by Iosi Havilio With the dwindling number of bookshops on the high street, a market dominated by ‘big players’ such as Waterstones and the increasing power of Amazon and its Kindle, smaller publishers have had to work hard … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Philip Roth!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by The Lone Reader Blog

Another Philip said that Sidney Bechet’s voice falls on him ‘Like an enormous yes.’ The same is true for me when I read Philip Roth. Six years after the retirement of Nathan Zuckerman, his alter ego narrator, in ‘Exit Ghost’, … Continue reading →

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‘Death and the Penguin’ by Andrey Kurkov

Posted on March 18, 2013 by The Lone Reader Blog

Not that long after The Wall fell I had the opportunity to travel to Siberia. It was summer, the weather was fine, the people friendly and intelligent. Omsk, where I spent a few nights, was different. My memory is of … Continue reading →

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