"When I was growing up, my idea of a writer was someone like Sven Hassel, that mysterious Danish author who wrote thrillers about men clambering over walls and getting tangled in barbed wire."

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About Andrew O'Hagan

Andrew O’Hagan is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He has been shortlisted for major literary prizes, including the Booker Prize, and is known for both fiction and long-form essays. His work often focuses on contemporary social and cultural life in Britain.

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