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Daily Archives: 2006-03-27

Stanslaw Lem

Posted on 2006-03-27 by Martin McCallion
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Just heard on Radio 4 that Stanslaw Lem has died. He was 84.

I’ve only read Solaris, but I recall it as being very good.

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Book Notes 6: Saturday by Ian McEwan

Posted on 2006-03-27 by Martin McCallion
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This is an interesting one: another Booker nominee, if I’m not very much mistaken, and a strange and masterful work. It is a portrait of a single day in the life of its protagonist, one Henry Perowne, a successful neurosurgeon. Continue reading →

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