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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.
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    02:23
    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
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    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
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    Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
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  9. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
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    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
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