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Stellar names, innovative events and even a book of short stories - incoming director Nick Barley has wasted no time making his mark on the Edinburgh International Book Festival By David Robinson
HE HAS had just seven months to prove himself, but judging by the programme he unveiled yesterday, new Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley seems to have passed the test.See the full content of this document
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A Thrilling New Chapter
In an age when top people's diaries are often filled a full year ahead, he has managed to entice a small galaxy of leading thinkers who have never attended the festival before.
Among them are high-profile architect Norman Foster, Portugal's leading writer (and a Nobel laureate), Jose Saramag...See the full content of this document
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