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David Miller

@drearyagent

Father, literary agent at RCW, author of Today( Atlantic), editor of That Glimpse of Truth (Head of Zeus). Conrad, Ibsen, words, life. Laughter.

 West London, W4, W11 or W12
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Joined June 2009
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A beautiful, loving, thoughtful obituary for Georgia Blain by @janelgw. Captures her very vividly. smh.com.au/comment/obituarie…
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The transit of Shirley Hazzard, a great Australian writer in New York (and a dear friend) smh.com.au/entertainment/boo… via @smh #ozlit
The transit of Shirley Hazzard, a great Australian writer in New York

The transit of Shirley Hazzard, a great Australian writer in New York

Shirley Hazzard was one of the most cosmopolitan, elegant and quietly formidable writers of the 20th century, claimed by Australians and New Yorkers – and some Italians – as one of their own. Born in...

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Of of the best. RIP Shirley Hazzard theguardian.com/books/2016/d…
Shirley Hazzard, internationally acclaimed Australian author, dies at 85

Shirley Hazzard, internationally acclaimed Australian author, dies at 85

Novelist, who has died in New York, wrote The Transit of Venus and The Great Fire, and won the Miles Franklin prize and the National Book award

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Shirley Hazzard has died at eighty-five. Read our 2005 interview Art of Fiction interview with her: theparisreview.org/interview…
Shirley Hazzard, The Art of Fiction No. 185

Shirley Hazzard, The Art of Fiction No. 185

“Housman's reference to the hairs rising at the back of one's neck as one reads a poem remains a test of quality. Such response is individual and cannot merely be generalized, dismantled, controlled.”

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Sitting listening to Songs of Praise with Thora Hird as we are all worn out as we played 18 holes of pitch & putt.
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No kisses, no hugs and no face-to-face conversations. The devastating condition keeping a husband and wife apart. 📻 bbc.in/2hr295D
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Wonderful acknowledgement of the hard working Rights gang. Wish I was eligible! thebookseller.com/insight/lo…
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Has Trump uttered what happened in Aleppo today?
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£10,000 for a U.K. rights professional thebookseller.com/insight/lo… If you're eligible the clock ticks and deadline approaches @RCWLitAgency
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Syrian forces push Aleppo rebels to brink as defences near ‘total collapse’ - will likely fall tonight: washingtonpost.com/world/mid…

Syrian forces push Aleppo rebels to brink as city nears ‘total collapse’

An appeal on social media as Syrian troops close in: “Pray for me and always remember us.”

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Theresa May’s weak spot is her paranoia. (Me for tomorrow's @FT) ft.com/content/f68b67d8-c053…
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WHY - o WHY?- is VS Pritchett so under read?
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Our publisher Meike is appearing on Radio 3's The Verb tomorrow night - very exciting. You can hear it here if... fb.me/2HOyYkTa6
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It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. - C.S. Lewis
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A muscovy duck with a troubled past and nothing left to lose.
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@drearyagent Delighted to be organising Latecomers: Anita Brookner Then and Now an interdisciplinary symposium on AB bit.ly/2dWZcuT
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Is it fair to compare Castro to Pinochet? We asked Peter Hitchens and Tariq Ali...

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THREE Orenda books in the top three in #Scandi fiction! WOW! Look! @ragnarjo #AgnesRavatn @rosie_hedger
Image from Karen Sullivan 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧 (@OrendaBooks)
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