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Archive for November 5th, 2006

Nov 5, 2006

News from the universe next door

November 5th is traditionally the time to consider the death of the head of state here, although we’re actually “celebrating” the destruction of the would-be assassins not the near-death of the king. Few people will weep for the wretched Saddam Hussein; how many would would weep for Chimpy these days if the headlines were reversed?

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Nov 5, 2006

Another masterpiece from Cormac McCarthy

The road to hell
Cormac McCarthy’s vision of a post-apocalyptic America in The Road is terrifying, but also beautiful and tender, says Alan Warner.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
The Guardian
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
256pp, Picador, £16.99
Shorn of history and context, Cormac McCarthy’s other nine novels could be cast as rungs, with The Road as a pinnacle. This […]