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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration



My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Snow Crash

Susan Belhassen, September 27, 2008

One of my most favorite books -- and I greatly thank my friend Kris for turning me on to what has become one of my favorite authors.

Anyone else notice writing similarities between Neal Stephenson and Tad Williams (whose books I also very much enjoy)? Well, whatever. They both rock.

Snow Crash and the little Zodiac are my two favorite Stephenson novels (and I think I've read everything out in paperback).
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