Antony Sher’s diaries document his experience of playing Shakespeare’s greatest parts. Always in touch with both the materiality and philosophy of acting, the distinction between playscript and diary begins to dissolve.
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The Bedside of the Mind
Published for the first time, Vladimir Nabokov’s dream diary seeks to free writing about the subconscious from the shadow of Freudian analysis. A sense of careful construction, however, betrays any naturalistic pretence.
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With the weight of conflict bearing down on his country, one of the foremost Northern Irish poets of a generation shows the way with poetry that revitalises landscapes and mythologies.
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