LITERATURE
November 2011
'The cover of my new book was likely to shock Pakistani sensibilities but my local book store owner said he'd keep it under the counter with the Salman Rushdie novels. Not the worst company.'
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April 2010
Allan Massie salutes Sir Walter Scott, master of historical fiction and author of among others, Rob Roy and Waverley
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April 2010
I've been enjoying a new book by Jonathan Kampfner called Freedom for Sale. Its about the various democratic or sovereign autocracies and how they seem to be exerting a magnetic attraction on various non-aligned states. They range from China to l
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