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A Fame of Two Halves - author interview
Kevin Mahoney's debut novel, A Fame of Two Halves is a story about a particularly unlucky manager of a particularly unlucky football team. The book has been described by Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, as "a tremendous first novel – wry, funny and clever." I caught up with Kevin to find out a little more about his motivations behind writing it.
When did you start writing A Fame of Two Halves? What inspired you do it?
I started writing the novel back in 1998, and I......
Date added: 27 May 2009
Standing up for the human race
People are evil, aren't they? It's almost a given. We're unique in the animal kingdom. We fight wars, create terrible weapons and destroy our environment with our nefarious industrial practices. And there are those among us who do unspeakable things apparently for no reason other than a pathological need to do harm.
At the same time, we look in awe at the natural world, at its beauty, its harmony, and at the creatures who have no concept of evil, who kill only for food or in self-defence (usually, at least).
And yet,......
Date added: 14 December 2008