Paul Auster on the set of Lulu on the Bridge, which he directed in 1997.
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A writer of immense talent, Auster’s legacy bequeaths the power of imagination and the inexhaustible possibilities of language.
Louisa May Alcott took part in a 19th-century literary culture of anonymity and guessing games.
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By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
Elizabeth Strout.
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Elizabeth Strout’s novel Oh William! has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Her follow up book takes us inside the head of a small, loving, anxious, slightly neurotic person during lockdown.
Weird scenes from Jim Crow-era America.
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By focusing on African Americans’ experiences of racism in the 1950s, the new series aims to address HP Lovecraft’s racist views.