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Maggie Gee

Maggie Gee is the author of ten novels including The White Family, The Flood and My Cleaner (Saqi/Telegram Books) and most recently a book of short stories, The Blue.

Recent articles


Remembering Mai Ghoussoub

The loss of the Lebanese artist and publisher leaves her friends and colleagues bereft. Maggie Gee, Anna Wilson and Anthony Barnett pay tribute to Mai Ghoussoub.

A Prairie Home Companion: Altman's last ride

Robert Altman's last film, A Prairie Home Companion is a beautiful farewell to life and art, writes Maggie Gee

Babel: worlds within worlds

Babel’s emotional and visual pleasures should not blind us to the simpler story told by the gift of the gun, says novelist Maggie Gee.

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