530 Martin Amis RIP (with Mike Palindrome)
The History of Literature
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The Negative Charge Repelled by the Positive
Nicholson Baker's mother was brought to tears laughing at an essay by John Updank. He describes a t-shirt sized divot as the perfect size, which is not profound but can get in the way of more profound descriptions. "A lot of writers aspire to that," he says.
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