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September 14, 2025 28 mins

Matt Greene discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Matt Greene is an author, teacher, former screenwriter, and stay-at-home dad. His first novel, Ostrich, won a Betty Trask Award and his memoir Jew(ish) was described by Booker-shortlisted author Nadifa Mohamed as ‘wonderful’ and ‘acerbically funny’. He teaches critical and creative writing in South London, where he lives with his partner and two sons. His new book is The Definitions, which is at https://evewhite.co.uk/books/the-definitions/.

  1. Purple Mountains https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-purple-mountains-858339/
  2. What killed the studio sitcom https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/26/the-last-laugh-is-the-television-sitcom-really-dead
  3. A Village After Dark https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/05/21/a-village-after-dark
  4. Speech Act Theory https://www.thoughtco.com/speech-act-theory-1691986
  5. Two Jews, Three Opinions https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/one-jew-two-opinions/
  6. Wierzbicka vs Wittgenstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Wierzbicka

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