Patrick Maxwell
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
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The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
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The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Cursed Bread review: 'A world of surreal happenings'
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Cursed Bread review: 'A world of surreal happenings'

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon's novel spans decades and continents
The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon
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The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon's novel spans decades and continents

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home

Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely
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Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city
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Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
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The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s
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The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow review: A friendship tale that straddles Shakespeare and gaming
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow review: A friendship tale that straddles Shakespeare and gaming