Great Pilger article and Eagleton is quoted in exactly the kind of way that I think shows what his critical and polemical potential can do when not in thrall to theory or dogma - though he (and Pilger by using him in this way) goes a bit far, forgetting Pinter was a sulphurously loquacious opponent of the Iraq War among other western crimes. He also, of course, as is the polemicist's wont, neglects to mention the writers who have used their talents in the same cause - presumably by the device of not rating them as being an "eminent" British "poet, playwright or novelist". Just not true in my book. Apart from Pinter, how about John Le Carre - novels and film versions, Alistair Beaton - theatre and TV plays, Robert Harris - novel and film version, the many productions at the Tricycle etc. etc.
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