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Nicholas Lezard

Nicholas Lezard

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Books / Music was always Anthony Burgess’s first love

Anthony Burgess, a professional to his finger- tips, knew how to write an arresting first sentence. The locus classicus is his opening to Earthly...

05.02.2024 10

The Spectator

Nicholas Lezard

Books / The real problem with ChatGPT is that it can never make a joke

I have been reviewing books for nearly four decades – starting in this very magazine – and over the years I have encountered some real stinkers....

23.11.2023 10

The Spectator

Nicholas Lezard

Books / Unfinished business in Berlin: The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron, reviewed

During the summer, I noticed a new noise coming from the crowd whenever Ben Stokes or another English player bashed or stroked the ball to the...

08.09.2023 5

The Spectator

Nicholas Lezard

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