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theguardian.com·há 2 dias

John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic

This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of SeeingThe cultural critic John Berger was still alive and kicking when he donated his literary archive – heaped boxes of lett

theguardian.com·há 3 dias

‘Grief became my brand’: Freya Bromley on writing about personal tragedy

Touring her memoir and talking to others helped the author come to terms with her brother’s death, but the book’s success left her feeling guilty. Had she commodified her family’s pain?When my memoir

www.theguardian.com·há 5 dias

Sir Christopher Ondaatje obituary

Businessman and philanthropist who helped fund a new wing for the National Portrait GalleryBy 1988, the businessman Christopher Ondaatje had made a great deal of money as a publisher and stockbroker o

theguardian.com·há 13 dias

I’d never cried during a live broadcast – then three poignant words had me sobbing | Adrian Chiles

I couldn’t help choking up when the writer Katriona O’Sullivan told me her life story. Now I’m on a mission to get everyone to read her memoirIn more than 30 years of live broadcasting, I’ve only once

theguardian.com·há 13 dias

Mario Vargas Llosa by Gerald Martin review – the Peruvian leftist who fell in love with Margaret Thatcher

This stylish biography of the author traces his journey from left to right, and from ‘posh Lima’ to Cricklewood“At what precise moment had Peru fucked itself up?” Those words on the opening page of Co

theguardian.com·há 18 dias

‘Everywhere there were pitifully injured people’: how a newly unearthed memoir captures the devastation of Hiroshima

In an exclusive extract from his memoir, Kiyoshi Tanimoto describes the terrifying trip across the city to locate his wife and child• ‘I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: read an interview with

theguardian.com·há 18 dias

The perfect books for the beach … picked by Freida McFadden, Mick Herron, Robert Harris and more

From a transporting historical saga to a tale of small-town betrayal, the authors of our favourite page-turners reveal the books they take on holiday – introduced by Jenny ColganIt is important to fol

theguardian.com·há 27 dias

The best books to read in July: new paperbacks from Andrew O’Hagan, Miriam Toews and Oyinkan Braithwaite

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some fantastic new paperbacks, from the gripping story of an international murder case to a state-of-the-nation yarn*** Continue reading...