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Rachel Cooke

The Guardian

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In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot

In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot

When I was a teenager, David Lodge, who died last week at the age of 89, meant more to me than any other writer. It wasn’t only that his novels...

04.01.2025 20

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

Brahms for the soul on the night the US election results came in

On Wednesday evening, I went to the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank Centre to hear the Icelandic pianist, Víkingur Ólafsson, play...

09.11.2024 20

The Guardian

Rachel Cooke

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