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A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi review – a fable about self-mythology

This gloriously absurd Prague-set tale, in which one woman is split into seven selves, is a wild ride

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – a wild ride through Prague

Stories within a story tease readers and characters alike in Oyeyemi’s shape‑shifting hen weekend tale

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

Helen Oyeyemi: ‘I like other humans mediated through art’

The novelist on why her adopted home, Prague, is so hard to write about, her regard for style over subject matter, and taking sick days from school to read Ali Smith

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

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Benjamin Myers wins 2023 Goldsmiths prize for ‘vital’ novel Cuddy

Award for mould-breaking fiction goes to multi-genre work – ‘part poetry, part electricity’ – retelling the story of Durham Cathedral

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

A saint, a sinner and a sprog: Goldsmiths book prize shortlist announced

Six books are up for the award celebrating innovative fiction, including Benjamin Myers’ account of St Cuthbert and a ‘great trans novel’ set in a small northern town

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Granta 163: Best of Young British Novelists 5 review – more solipsism than state of the nation

The latest celebration of emerging literary talent brings thrills, charm and emotional punch to the page. But this new generation have taken an inward turn compared with the more worldly themes of bygone years

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Top 10 retold fairytales

The best retellings of these archetypal stories can restore a childlike wonder – and offer startling new reflections of the world we live in now

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

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Goldsmiths prize shortlist features a first: twin-authored novel Diego Garcia

Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams’ ‘extraordinary’ work sits alongside a field of creatively ambitious writing that finds new ways of telling stories

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

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