“One of the most mythologised aspects of the British secret state has been its attempts to keep tabs on literary intellectuals. As Ian McEwan’s last novel Sweet Tooth showed, the idea that poets, novelists or playwrights could have been crucial to the progress of the communist menace is an enduringly attractive one. It flatters poets, novelists or playwrights, after all; and it causes spooks to go into conniptions of paranoia.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/07/british-writers-surveillance-smith-review
Vía: http://danielgascon.blogia.com/2013/031201-equipaje.php
