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Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
The author on the importance of rebelling against himself as he chooses his next story.
  1. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
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  5. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
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  6. Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
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  8. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
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    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
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