FiveBooks Newsletter 97

Links to all our original FiveBooks interviews of the week before, plus
a pick of the best content on The Browser.
[1]FiveBooks weekly newsletter: Links to all our original FiveBooks
interviews of the week before, plus a pick of the best content on The
Browser.
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

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Also on the site: [6]Jules Evans considers ancient philosophy for
modern life; [7]Roland Chambers recommends books on revolutionary
Russia; [8]William St Clair talks to us about reading in the Romantic
period; and more.
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jules-evans-on-ancient-philosophy-modern-life
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roland-chambers-on-revolutionary-russia
8. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-st-clair-on-reading-romantics

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[10]Ma Jian on Chinese Dissident Literature
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ma-jian-on-chinese-dissident-literature

Friday May 4

Writers in China are afraid to criticise their state and society, says
the London-based author. He picks five works of Chinese literature,
from the 3rd century BC to 2008, which show how it’s done [11]Continue
reading…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ma-jian-on-chinese-dissident-literature

[12]Roland Chambers on Revolutionary Russia
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roland-chambers-on-revolutionary-russia

Thursday May 3

The Russian revolution was the beginning of the modern age, says the
award-winning author. He tells us what Solzhenitsyn imagined Lenin was
like, and about the children’s author who led a double life as a spy in
Bolshevik Russia [13]Continue reading…
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/roland-chambers-on-revolutionary-russia

[14]Ahmede Hussain on South Asian literature
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ahmede-hussain-on-south-asian-literature

Wednesday May 2

The acclaimed author recommends the most exciting new writing out of
India and South Asia, from a Pakistani perspective of 9/11 to an
emigré's return to an unfamiliar Bangladesh [15]Continue reading…
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ahmede-hussain-on-south-asian-literature

[16]Jules Evans on Ancient Philosophy for Modern Life
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jules-evans-on-ancient-philosophy-modern-life

Tuesday May 1

The author explores philosophy lessons of the ancients relevant to our
globalised, information age – by way of cognitive behavioural therapy,
and government measures of happiness [17]Continue reading…
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jules-evans-on-ancient-philosophy-modern-life

[18]William St Clair on Reading the Romantics
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-st-clair-on-reading-romantics

Monday April 30

Who read Byron in his time? How much did a copy of Wordsworth cost? The
scholar guides us through the astonishing history of reading in the
Romantic period of English literature [19]Continue reading…
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-st-clair-on-reading-romantics

[20]Against Chairs
Links:
20. http://b.rw/Kq8Uf5

Colin McSwiggen | Jacobin | 23 April 2012

"Chairs suck. All of them. No designer has ever made a good chair,
because it is impossible. Some are better than others, but all are
bad." They damage our bodies. And rose to popularity for worst of
reasons — status, power, control [21]More like this
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/best