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1. Inua Ellams on Terry Pratchett

   5/5The poet and playwright on the fantasy comedy 'Pyramids'.
2. Alastair Campbell on 'Madame Bovary'

   4/5Tony Blair's former spokesman on how Flaubert inspired his love of French culture.
3. Zarah Hussain on The Arabian Nights

   3/5The artist describes the inspiration of these legendary tales.
4. Henry Marsh on 'War and Peace'

   2/5Neurosurgeon and writer Henry Marsh on the influence of Tolstoy's epic novel.
5. Afua Hirsch on 'Wide Sargasso Sea'

   1/5How journalist and writer Hirsch changed her view of Jean Rhys's novel.