In less than a decade, surrounded by screens, I lost my ability to read some of the best books ever written. But, inspired by the Guardian’s 100 best novels list, I was determined to get it back
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The origins of today’s conflict between American Jews over Israel ○
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In the early years, American Jewish support for Israel was a fraught issue. The turning point was the six-day war of 1967, which solidified a strength of feeling that has only recently begun to frac…
14 months ago
Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo review – a gender-swapped Moby-Dick ○
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A runaway orphan from coastal Kent is the protagonist in this tightly plotted reimagining of Herman Melville’s whaling classic
“‘And now here I was, an accidental whaler, who knew nothing of whales, e…
15 months ago
Xiaolu Guo: ‘Write less, in order to write stronger’ ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The author and film-maker on why she was inspired to reimagine Moby-Dick in her new novel, her love of Coleridge and returning to the ‘addictive power of fiction’
Xiaolu Guo, 52, was born in China and…
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