Adam Thirlwell, the author who rewrites the past: Monolingualism seems like a terrible and totalitarian idea to me'
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Thirlwell's The Future Future intertwines 18th-century French Revolution with present themes, reflecting #MeToo, patriarchy erosion, and celebrity culture.
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Thirlwell shares how he aimed to write a historical novel influenced by Latin American tradition to be playful with the past, inspired by writers like Piglia and Carpentier.
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