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Edward St Aubyn

British Author

Born: Jan 14, 1960

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Proust is a hero of mine. I read 'A la recherche' in one go, and I'm a very slow reader. It had an astonishing impact, reading it on my own and being my main company. I think Proust is the most intelligent person to ever have written a novel. Edward St Aubyn

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Well, the attractive thing about the subject of happiness is that it is notoriously difficult to write. Edward St Aubyn

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Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn't have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over. Edward St Aubyn

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I think that some laughter comes from escaped horror, doesn't it? Edward St Aubyn

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I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on the reviews - so I'm in favour of starving him. Edward St Aubyn

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