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P.G. Wodehouse in a pandemic: wit and perfect prose to restore the soul – The Conversation AU
Contrived plots, two-dimensional characters, ridiculous resolutions: the master of comic novels takes these elements and spins them into gold, bringing consolation during these grim times.
In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic.
There is a genre of novel that I have relied upon for many years. Some people call it airport fiction, or beach reading. The name implies a reassuring effort-to-pleasure ratio. It includes young adult novels about teenage girls kicking arse in post-apocalyptic dystopias, low-stakes relationship dramas and action-thrillers full of weapon specifications.
These are the books I …
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