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Examines the issue of writers using personal tragedy as the inspiration for their books. Sullivan cites an anecdotal story about Hal Porter, notes Bryce Courtenay's book April Fool's Day and the two works of English author, John Bayley on Iris Murdoch's decline into dementia.
