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John Freeman John Freeman is the editor of Granta magazine. A former president of the National Book Critics Circle, his criticism has appeared in publications around the world, including The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Book Review.
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John Freeman is the editor of Granta magazine.

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Nobel Literature Winner Tomas Transtromer: The Beauty Of Stillness

Tomas Transtromer, seen in this undated photo, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday.

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Nobel Literature Winner Tomas Transtromer: The Beauty Of Stillness

Tomas Transtromer, Swedish poet of still and solitary landscapes, is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. A private man in his work and life, Transtromer has nonetheless been one of Europe's most translated poets of the last 50 years.

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Aftermath: 3 Tales Told In The Shadow Of Sept. 11

A second hijacked commercial plane approaches the World Trade Center in New York shortly before crashing into the landmark skyscraper on Sept. 11 2001. Seth McAllister/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Aftermath: 3 Tales Told In The Shadow Of Sept. 11

The impact of Sept. 11 sent shock waves through every aspect of modern American life, permeating and defining the culture of a generation. Granta editor John Freeman recommends three novels that examine the attacks of that day, and the lives that were forever altered.

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With Jacobson's Booker Prize Win, A New Life For The 'Jewish Jane Austen'

After being longlisted twice for the award, British author Howard Jacobson finally wins the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his witty novel, The Finkler Question. Jenny Jacobson/Bloomsbury USA hide caption

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With Jacobson's Booker Prize Win, A New Life For The 'Jewish Jane Austen'

For three decades, the novelist has been asking "What does it mean to be Jewish?" In literary London, he's been a lonely voice; in America, one all but forgotten. With his Booker Prize win for The Finkler Question, Jacobson is having his day.

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'Cartographer of Power' Vargas Llosa A Phenomenal Choice for Nobel

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, seen here in April 2010, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Vargas Llosa was awarded the prize in part, the committee said, for offering a "cartography of structures of power." Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Europe hide caption

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'Cartographer of Power' Vargas Llosa A Phenomenal Choice for Nobel

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. 'Granta' editor John Freeman says it's a "phenomenal choice" rewarding Vargas Llosa's long history of examining power and perversion.

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