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JAMES FRYER FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK REVIEW

November 2, 2023

James Fryer illustrated the latest literary review for the Life & Arts section of The Financial Times newspaper, featuring the book "A Dictator Calls," by Ismail Kadare. The author digs deep into the fabled telephone converstion that may have sealed the fate of Boris Pasternak, a dissident Russian poet. What did Stalin really say on the phone? Kadare uses the conversation to explore the interplay between political and artistic power.

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