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Where do geniuses come from? What makes a genius? Are all geniuses interesting people? Who’s more amazing, Shakespeare, Darwin or Einstein?
There are many questions about genius, and in his newest book, Sudden Genius? The Gradual Path to Creative Breakthroughs, Andrew Robinson answers all these and more.
About Sudden Genius
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A Q&A with Andrew Robinson
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Andrew Robinson was Literary Editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement from 1994-2006. His latest book is Sudden Genius? The Gradual Path to Creative Breakthroughs. He has written many other books including biographies of Albert Einstein, the film director Satyajit Ray, the writer Rabindranath Tagore, and the archaeologist Michael Ventris. He is also the author of Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction, and Genius: A Very Short Introduction (forthcoming Spring 2011). You can read his previous OUPblog posts here (2009) and here (2010).
Although (unlike the other reviews I’m come across) I found Marilynn Robinson’s recent novel Home too depressing for my tastes, I liked her writing style. So when I saw Gilead at the library I picked it up. And I wasn’t disappointed – this was the book that other reviews seemed to be talking about when they wrote reviews of Home. It is told from the point of view of an old vicar who knows he is dying, and is reflecting on his life. This process is interupted by the unexpected return of his prodigal godson to the small town. Gilead is a quiet, contained story about ageing, reconciliation and hope. I loved it.