Cooking as Art In Fiction, Thriller C Cooking is an art form, a creative thing. Chefs are artists, they say. But being an artist, I’ve discovered, doesn’t mean you’re any good. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now John Lanchester The Debt to Pleasure FacebookXPinterestEmailLinkedInWhatsApp
Language Like Poppies In Fiction, Thriller L Language is like poppies. It just takes something to churn the earth round them up, and when it does up come the sleeping words, bright red, fresh, blowing about. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
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Unknown Future In Fiction, Thriller U The future is, of course, an unknown country, but one in which we all have to seek citizenship. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
Era of Perfectibility In Fiction, Thriller E The defining characteristic of the modern era is perfectibility, the belief that everything can be infinitely improved. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
Old Age Consolation In Fiction, Thriller O One of the consolations of old age is the complete shedding of the illusion that you might be any different from how you are. John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure Purchase Now
