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7.3.15

The death of writing – if James Joyce were alive today he’d be working for Google | Books | The Guardian

The death of writing – if James Joyce were alive today he’d be working for Google | Books | The Guardian



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The death of writing – if James Joyce were alive today he’d be working for Google

There’s hardly an instant of our lives that isn’t electronically documented. These days, it is software that maps our new experiences, our values and beliefs. How should a writer respond? Tom McCarthy on fiction in the age of data saturation
Information overload?
 Information overload? Illustration: Ikon Images/Alamy

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Tom McCarthy. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/Guardian

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