“I was interested in the ways that artists responded to totalitarianism - the Czech Jazz Section, Romanian absurdist theatre, Brecht's alienation effect. The anything-goes, anarchic qualities of jazz and Surrealism seemed to offer a way to cross some of the forbidden frontiers of Eastern Europe.”
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Nicholas Royle
Nicholas Royle, born in 1963, is a distinguished British novelist known for his unique narrative style and deep psychological insights. His works, which are often based on realism, are also infused with elements of surrealism and magical realism, and have been widely appreciated by readers and critics alike. more