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Martin Amis - I once wrote, in The Information, that...
I once wrote, in The Information, that an Englishman wouldn't bother to attend a reading even if the author in question was his favorite living writer, and also his long-lost brother - even if the reading was taking place next door. (Martin Amis)

I once wrote, in The Information, that an Englishman wouldn't bother to attend a reading even if the author in question was his favorite living writer, and also his long-lost brother - even if the reading was taking place next door.

Martin Amis

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