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Xiaolu Guo
4/5 Xiaolu Guo reflects on the role of Chinese 'coolies' on the battlefields of World War I.
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Colm Toibin
2/5 Writer Colm Toibin reflects on Ireland's role in World War I.
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Daniel Kehlmann
3/5 German writer Daniel Kehlmann reflects on recent German history.
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Jeanette Winterson
5/5 Jeanette Winterson considers a recent turning point in British attitudes to the arts.
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Elif Shafak
1/5 Turkish writer Elif Shafak reflects on a turning point in her native country's history.