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This reads as a reflection on concentrated greatness, how a run of exceptional speeches can come from one person in a short span and still feel defining. It points to the pressure and momentum of public crisis, when language has to do real work, and it lands for anyone comparing a brief burst of output with a long, uneven career.
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Books by Anthony McCarten
Spinners
1998
The English Harem
2001
Show of hands
2009
Death of a Superhero
2006