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The Independant – culture critics’ picks for 2010
I am going to work my way through some of these picks. I have also put Stephen Fry’s sequel to Moab is my Washpot on my list for 2010. The new book will follow on from when he was given a place at University, so says his blog. BOOKS BY BOYD TONKIN As recession bites deep into the book trade, and the future still looks cloudy, it’s no surprise to find a dearth of young British talent in fiction for 2010. Slightly predictable, too, that three of the season’s most promising debut novels come from Indian-born authors: Aatish Taseer’s The Temple-goers (Viking, March), Manu Joseph’s Serious Men (John Murray, June) and Neel Mukherjee’s…