Brian Close: cricket’s hard man
Stephen Chalke’s book One Hell of a Life shows there have been few braver or more idiosyncratic players.
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As an extension of Carrie Bradshaw, she straddles the middle and high brow.
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In search of a new 20th-century canon
In Stranger Than Fiction, the American editor Edwin Frank seeks to tell the story of the modern novel through an…
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James Salter’s machismo myth
The all-action American novelist is praised for his virile heroics – but it was his instinct for “the feminine” that…
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The man who bought everything
Masayoshi Son has amassed eye-popping wealth through relentless acquisition and unquenchable optimism.
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The 20 best books of 2024
The New Statesman’s choice of the year’s essential fiction and non-fiction.
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Anthony Burgess’s Napoleon complex
In Napoleon Symphony, the life of the French statesman was transformed into a virtuoso romp that still dazzles 50 years…
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Sven-Göran Eriksson’s struggle
The football manager’s posthumous memoir A Beautiful Game reveals his battle to make England’s golden generation shine.
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