Andrew O'Hagan and the curse of the state-of-the-nation novel
His new book Caledonian Road aims high, but does it hit the mark?
The state-of-the-nation novel is an elusive beast. Like the snow leopard it is more often discussed than spotted in the wild.
If you are regularly in the company of writers you will be familiar with a particular discussion in the pub in which everyone laments the absence of a big, bold, chewy book that captures the…
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