The best-written history book of the year: read the opening pages of Anna Della Subin's Accidental Gods
One of the tonally richest prose styles of 2023 in any genre
Next week we’ll be posting Subin’s masterclass on prose style in nonfiction. Last month we chose Accidental Gods as the best-written book on the PEN Hessell-Tiltman shortlist for historical writing. By arrangement with Subin’s publishers, we present below the book’s opening pages.
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