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In Stranger Than Fiction, the American editor Edwin Frank seeks to tell the story of the modern novel through an…

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The all-action American novelist is praised for his virile heroics – but it was his instinct for “the feminine” that…

By George Monaghan

Masayoshi Son has amassed eye-popping wealth through relentless acquisition and unquenchable optimism.

By Will Dunn

The New Statesman’s choice of the year’s essential fiction and non-fiction.

By New Statesman

In Napoleon Symphony, the life of the French statesman was transformed into a virtuoso romp that still dazzles 50 years…

By John Banville

The football manager’s posthumous memoir A Beautiful Game reveals his battle to make England’s golden generation shine.

By Leo Robson

As with DH Lawrence, Orwell’s private life has imperilled his reputation. Is there a way back?

By Robert Colls

We read and write fiction because it asks impossible questions, and leads us boldly into the unknown.

By Deborah Levy