László Krasznahorkai’s “Herscht 07769” is a timely meditation on our impotent slide into authoritarianism.

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Written in a single, 406-page long sentence, the new novel from International Booker Prize winner László Krasznahorkai achieves some extraordinary effects, writes Stuart Kelly ...

Northern Irish pupils can choose to continue their English literature studies in their A Levels. Those who do will end up studying a wide range of books and plays - and plenty of poetry. A number of ...

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