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Hari Kunzru on Rereading the Classics

The British novelist on rereading the classics, his teenage love of outsiders, and discovering the brilliance of Anita Brookner

The book or author I came back to I recently discovered the brilliance of Anita Brookner, a writer I dismissed when I was younger as cramped and conservative. Right now that list includes the Australian classic Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, Devika Rege’s first novel Quarterlife, Death’s End, the third part of Cixin Liu ’s Three Body trilogy and a theory book by Maya B Kronic and Amy Ireland called Cute Accelerationism. skip past newsletter promotion Discover new books and learn more about your favourite authors with our expert reviews, interviews and news stories.

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