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In a public dialogue with Salman in London he [Edward Said] had once described the Palestinian plight as one where his people, expelled and dispossessed by Jewish victors, were in the unique historical position of being 'the victims of the victims': there was something quasi-Christian, I thought, in the apparent humility of that statement.
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― Hitch 22: A Memoir
― Hitch 22: A Memoir
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The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane. Each sentence we produce, whether we know it or not, is a mongrel mouthful of Chaucerian, Shakespearean, Miltonic, Johnsonian, Dickensian and American. Military, naval, legal, corporate, criminal, jazz, rap and ghetto discourses are mingled at every turn. The French language, like Paris, has attempted, through its Academy, to retain its purity, to fight
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― The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
― The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
Welcome to the @bookshopsoflondon monthly bookclub!
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Explore the impact of AI through books – old and new, fiction and non-fiction. A slow, low-press…more
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Our theme for 2026 is Connection. Each month, we will be recommending a novel or a collection of…more
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The Circle London is a social club for in-person events, including a book club
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