Jonathan Coe: ‘We’ve got to write about the failure of ideas on the left’

The Times · Sarah Ditum · 2026-11-06 05:00 UTC

The novelist explains why he’s swapped political satire (for now) for a tender novel about his favourite composers, Maurice Ravel and Ralph Vaughan Williams

Jonathan Coe: ‘We’ve got to write about the failure of ideas on the left’ The novelist explains why he’s swapped political satire (for now) for a tender novel about his favourite composers, Maurice Ravel and Ralph Vaughan Williams Today's Quizle Q: Test your knowledge Previous Article Next Article

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