Reviewed in short: New books by Ai Weiwei, Elizabeth Strout, Colm Tóibín and Harvey Whitehouse
1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai, Oh William! by Strout, The Magician by Tóibín and The Ritual Animal…
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New Times,
New Thinking.
1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai, Oh William! by Strout, The Magician by Tóibín and The Ritual Animal…
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ByWe rely on some people doing unethical labour – fighting wars, killing animals, patrolling borders – and to absolve ourselves…
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