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Introduction: Best of Young British Novelists 4
John Freeman
‘We live in unreaderly times, but our belief is that these novelists will be exceptions to the general rule of irrelevance faced by writers today.’
A World Intact
Adam Foulds
‘His life, unexciting as it may have been so far, was still a detailed, complicated thing.’
The Reservation
Sarah Hall
‘He can dream of fields of unicorns or invest in the reanimation of sabretooth DNA, if the prognostication visits him.’
Xiaolu Guo | My Writing Playlist
Xiaolu Guo
‘The challenge of flowing in one continuous outpouring of language in a novel is my killer.’
Adam Foulds | Podcast
Adam Foulds
Adam Foulds spoke to John Freeman about how he wanted to be a scientist before discovering writing and his time working in a warehouse as a forklift truck driver.
Forklift Truck Driver Wins Literary Prize!
Adam Foulds
‘There are two options for the young writer and employment. There is the proper job, whatever it might be – law, advertising, medicine or the default choice for many, academia. Or there’s the menial, rent-paying job.’
Betrayal
Adam Foulds
‘The thrill of this film – and it is thrilling – is seeing that understood and played out by actors of incredible skill.’
Seven Days in Syria
Janine di Giovanni
‘I had come to Syria because I wanted to see a country before it tumbled down the rabbit hole of war’
Don’t Fall in Love
Mohsin Hamid
‘She does not stare at you, but when your eyes meet, she does not look away.’
