Fratricides and Torture in Edelman Novel Review
John Barkham reviews Maurice Edelman’s The Fratricides, a politically charged novel set in French Algeria. The work contrasts Britain’s decolonization with French independence struggles, depicting OAS, FLN, and army conflict through three central figures and a physician character whose ethics anchor the narrative.
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Britain
Algeria
FLN
OAS
QAS
Hassid
Dr. Hassid
Algiers
Army
de Gaulle
Vichy
Maurice Edelman
Crime Corner Death of a Snout
Walker features a murder of an informer as London police close in on major hoodlums. The piece blends crime noir with updates on investigations and the looming crackdown by authorities.
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Douglas Warner
Walker
London Police
Splendid Noisemaker
Holly Roth
Random House
London
Notable Books in 1960s Best Sellers List
A list features works by Daphne Du Maurier J D Salinger Hal Borland Richard McKenna Gunter Grass John Steinbeck Hedda Hopper James Brough Bob Hope James Baldwin and Cecil Woodham Smith. It includes The Glass Blowers Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters Seymour Travels with Charlie The Tin Drum The Sand Pebbles The Great Hunger The Fire Next Time I Owe Russia $1200.
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Daphne du Maurier
Seymour
J. D. Salinger
Hal Borland
Richard McKenna
Gunter Grass
Charley
John Steinbeck
Hedda Hopper
James Brough
Russia
Bob Hope
James Baldwin
Cecil Woodham-Smith
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Yankee Press
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Collier Books
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