William Boyd’s Book Picks
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Peasants, and other stories
Антон Павлович Чехов · 1956
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Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov · 1945
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A far cry from Kensington
Muriel Spark · 1988
- 4

Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens · 1865
- 5

Poems
Elizabeth Bishop · 2011
- 6

Scoop
Evelyn Waugh · 1933
- 7

Couples
John Updike · 1968
- 8

The life of Henry Brulard
Stendhal · 1913
- 9

The bottle factory outing
Bainbridge, Beryl · 1974
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Peasants and Other Stories, Pale Fire, A Far Cry from Kensington and 7 more books selected by William Boyd.
Ten books selected by William Boyd for One Grand.
Source: https://onegrandbooks.com/shop/curators/authors/william-boyd
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- Peasants, and other stories — Антон Павлович Чехов
- Pale Fire — Vladimir Nabokov
- A far cry from Kensington — Muriel Spark
- Our Mutual Friend — Charles Dickens
- Poems — Elizabeth Bishop
- Scoop — Evelyn Waugh
- Couples — John Updike
- The life of Henry Brulard — Stendhal
- The bottle factory outing — Bainbridge, Beryl
- The heart of the matter — Graham Greene

















