VS Naipaul's attack 'just made me laugh' says Diana Athill
Former publisher rubbished by Naipaul for writing 'feminine tosh' says she is not taking his criticism seriously
Award-winning author Diana Athill has dismissed VS Naipaul's claim, made in an interview at the Royal Geographic Society on Tuesday, that she writes nothing but "feminine tosh" as laughable.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
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