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Friedrich Durrenmatt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_D%C3%BCrrenmatt The works of the Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) combine...
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Oct 27, 20243 min read
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Albert Camus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus  Perhaps the coolest writer/philosopher of the Twentieth Century (still retaining a mystique...
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Oct 27, 20242 min read
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Anton Chekhov
Undoubtedly one of the greatest writers of all time-a master of the short story (whose stories defy time by still retaining a great...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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The Cladder
The Cladder: and other spotlights on an Absurd World: Amazon.co.uk : Hyland, Tony: 9798493645150: Books   Great to see the publication...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Afro-Surrealism
Enter a whole new world !!!! Â Afro-Surrealism, is practiced and embodied in music, photography, film, the visual arts and poetry....
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Producers Talk with Rhoda Wilson !
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UVpneEwBCz4&feature=youtu.be
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Bodie Stanley
Fabulous to see the launch of the website of my partner in crime , Bodie Stanley, showcasing our collaborative work together : Fairy...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Oscar Wilde
Still arguably the greatest comic writer of all time and one who has the most influence on subsequent humourists .Impossible to even...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett remains one of the greatest of them all : woefully misunderstood as dour and misanthropic ,he is one of the most...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Michaela Coel
One of the great geniuses of our age : ‘I May Destroy You’ is a supreme work of Art…Michaela works in her own space and has defined her...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Pinteresque !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Pinter   Undoubtedly one of the greatest Playwrights of all time and he has left a huge footprint...
tonyhyland
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Ronald Firbank
Another unsung literary hero of mine but one whose influence pervades all comic literature since the start of the Twentieth Century...
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Oct 27, 20242 min read
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Joe Orton
Along with Pinter, Joe Orton was the main inspiration behind my wanting to write, indeed, feeling almost compelled to write. One of the...
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Oct 27, 20242 min read
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Italian Maestro-Pirandello
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Pirandello   This week I wanted to pay tribute to another literary hero- on c e again another...
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Oct 27, 20247 min read
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Memories-receiving my MBE
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dwp_i-think-its-about-supporting-people-that-ugcPost-6889213106786983936-n79N Â Happy to share my...
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Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Eugene Ionesco-the Master
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco  This week I just wanted to pay tribute to my primary literary hero-and one many of...
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Oct 27, 20243 min read
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There's a party at my house tonight !
Pleased to say this week’s blog features a very early piece ,written well over 20 years ago ,but published in 2014…’There’s a Party at My...
tonyhyland
Oct 20, 20241 min read
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Welcome to my world !!!
This week’s blog features an introductory short story ,representative of what is called ‘Flash Fiction’-a style which I enjoy...
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Oct 20, 20244 min read
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