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Alone in Babel.Nov 18, 2013

Doris Lessing, professional contrarian

‘A professional contrarian’ whose work deserves to go on being admired. In memory of Doris Lessing (1919-2013).

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Mar 24, 2012

Modern master or misogynist (or both)?

Jacob Silkstone on Elias Canetti

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Mar 10, 2012

Reading Czesław Miłosz in Bangladesh

by Jacob Silkstone

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Feb 14, 2011

Valentine’s Day: must be time for some Neruda

by Jacob Silkstone

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jan 29, 2011

Vargas Llosa and the impotence of power

by Jacob Silkstone

By Jacob Silkstone