Reading Notes to John, a new and much-discussed posthumous selection of Joan Didion’s writing, I thought over and over of ...

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Paul Lynch is the sole Irish contender for one of world literature’s largest prizes Clockwise from top left: Selva Almada, Percival Everett, Gerda Glees, Daniel Mason, Paul Lynch and Michael ...