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Literature Meets Identity Politics: Lionel Shriver vs. Penguin-Random House

Literature Meets Identity Politics: Lionel Shriver vs. Penguin-Random House
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“Writers should be judged first by the quality of the content of their prose, not their identity. If we forget this, then the world of literature will be much poorer, and with the loss of this source of consolation, so will we all.”

Timeless reading in a fleeting world.

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