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Harvey's hand only half full

Visitors either thought it was 'very cool' or they thought it was 'absolutely nothing' - PJ Harvey's reading, the opening act at tonight's International Literature Festival Utrecht, evoked totally opposite reactions.

Rock diva PJ Harvey is not only a musician but also a visual artist and poet. At ILFU, as the festival has been called since this year, she read from her first book of poetry, The Hollow of the Hand. The chunky, socially engaged collection is a combination of Harvey's...

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Photographer Marc Brester and journalist Vivian de Gier can read and write with each other - literally. As partners in crime, they travel the world for various media, for reviews of the finest literature and personal interviews with the writers who matter. Ahead of the troops and beyond the delusion of the day.View Author posts

Visitors either thought it was 'very cool' or they thought it was 'absolutely nothing' - PJ Harvey's reading, the opening act at tonight's International Literature Festival Utrecht, evoked totally opposite reactions.

Rock diva PJ Harvey is not only a musician but also a visual artist and poet. At ILFU, as the festival has been called since this year, she read from her first book of poetry, The Hollow of the Hand. The chunky, socially engaged collection is a combination of Harvey's...

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