Russell Hoban: inside the mystery of language
Marking his centenary with a celebration of the profound mischiefs and magic of his work
William G, one of the two protagonists of Russell Hoban’s third novel Turtle Diary (1975), is walking home from work one evening. He notices a manhole cover for the first time. Its number is K257. At…
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