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Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees: From How to Do Nothing to Americanah

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 BookerTalk 14 Comments Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Colm Toibin, Emile Zola, Jenny Odell, Nicholas Carr, No Violet Bulawayo, Tim Harford

This month’s Six Degrees begins with a book whose title suggests it falls into the self-help category. Since I’m invariably

Irish authors Virtual country tours

World Literary Tour: Visit Ireland in 5 Books

March 17, 2020November 9, 2020 BookerTalk 20 Comments Anna Burns, Colm Toibin, Donal Ryan, Edna O'Brien, Irish authors, Irish literature, Lisa McInerney

It’s St Patrick’s Day and though the pubs are closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, we can celebrate in other

Six Degrees of Separation

From beauty myth to family jealousy in six steps

March 8, 2018 BookerTalk 5 Comments Arundhati Roy, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Colm Toibin, George Bernard Shaw, Henry James, Naomi Wolf, Neel Mukherjee, Six Degrees of Separation

What links The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf with Henry James’ Portrait of a Lady?

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