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Will Self: How I Write

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Will Self’s new novel, Umbrella, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and finally out in America. The fiercely experimental writer tells us about some of his favorite vices—his cigarettes, his favorite snack (or smack), and what phrase he overuses.

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