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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction
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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction

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 / 14 December 2020

We didn't turn to fiction for those much needed periods of escapism in 2020. Nor did we turn to fiction for answers, because of course, the best fiction doesn't provide "answers". We turned to these works of fiction for the questions they raise.

Music and Mind-Bending in David Mitchell’s ‘Utopia Avenue’
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Music and Mind-Bending in David Mitchell’s ‘Utopia Avenue’

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 / 9 June 2020

Woven into Utopia Avenue David Mitchell stitches a subtle critique of the impacts of the pot-heavy, lysergic-immersed, and heady music’s ambitions on pop culture, moral choices, and even tripping itself.

‘A Temporary Future’ Unpacks David Mitchell’s Nesting Doll Novels
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‘A Temporary Future’ Unpacks David Mitchell’s Nesting Doll Novels

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 / 6 January 2015
Patrick O'Donnell's survey of David Mitchell's six novels dives into the labyrinthine, "screaming Russian doll" structures they all share.
“I’ve Seen the Future and It’s Hungry”: ‘The Bone Clocks’
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“I’ve Seen the Future and It’s Hungry”: ‘The Bone Clocks’

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 / 16 September 2014
The Bone Clocks merges set-scenes of imaginative showdowns with intellectual reflection, which will reward the keen and alert reader.
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‘Cloud Atlas’ Is an Ecstatic Exploration of Humanity

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 / 13 May 2013
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The Revolution Never Ends: ‘Cloud Atlas’

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 / 25 October 2012
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BBC Radio: Tune in for a Grin

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 / 30 August 2011
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In Praise of Silliness

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 / 20 June 2011
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‘The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet’ Is a Constantly Shifting Virtuoso Act

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 / 22 July 2010
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Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (review)

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 / 17 August 2006
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A Kind of Music: Interview with Author David Mitchell

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 / 25 May 2006