The Best of Brit Lit

A look at great reads from the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. This week: a look at new books on the contentious British election and Blair’s legacy, the trails of French writer Irene Nemirovsky, and a new history of our hunger for sugar.

Published May 4 2010 2:23PM EDT

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Britain’s Chaotic Elections

As Britain’s ruling elite prepares to face its electorate on May 6, the veteran journalist, Michael White, reviews new books that illuminate what he describes as “the teenage tendency” of modern British politics, “the shallow narcissistic adolescence” of those seeking office, in particular those seeking to retain...

Peter Stothard

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The Best of Brit Lit

A look at great reads from the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. This week: a look at new books on the contentious British election and Blair’s legacy, the trails of French writer Irene Nemirovsky, and a new history of our hunger for sugar.

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Peter Stothard