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Apartment hunting at the ‘Last Judgement’ – Gore Vidal on the late Henry Kissinger

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Ekow

Ekow Nelson Henry Kissinger has passed. While I will not celebrate his demise, there will be glowing tributes from many of his admirers – I am not one. But as a global statesman who dominated the foreign policy stage through … Continue reading →

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The world lost a language stylist extraordinaire in Martin Amis

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Ekow

Ekow Nelson https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/20/martin-amis-era-defining-british-novelist-dies-aged-73 Martin Amis, arguably the most stylish writer in the English language of his generation has passed from oesophageal cancer at his home in Florida. He burst on to the British literary scene in the early 1970s with … Continue reading →

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