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

Tan Twan Eng’s complex and beguiling novel follows William Somerset Maugham’s literary adventures in 1920s Malaysia

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In Owlish, a middle-aged man becomes fascinated by a living doll, retreating into a dreamlike hinterland of his own creation

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To mark International Human Rights Day, Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti argues that it’s a vital time to fight for the right to speak up