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The nefarious 'international literature lobby'

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       In The Guardian Alison Flood reports that Turkish novelists Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak accused of being Western stooges by pro-government press, as:
Major Turkish authors Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak have been accused by the pro-government Turkish press of being controlled by an "international literature lobby" that has the Turkish government in its sights.
       It would be funny if it weren't so cynically-sinisterly disturbing.
       Though I'm sure writers everywhere can't help but be flattered at the thought of an 'international literature lobby'. Hey, it could be the premise for a new Marvel comic .....

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