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Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
The writer tells Martha Kearney how the book got its power from the public.
  1. Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
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    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  2. John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
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    John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
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  3. John Boyne: The first review called it a novel of blush-making vulgarity
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  4. Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
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  5. Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
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  6. How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
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    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
  7. Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
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    Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
  8. Jon Ronson: Can I interview you about your special brain anomaly?
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    Jon Ronson: Can I interview you about your special brain anomaly?
  9. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
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    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
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    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
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