Valued as works of arts, literature includes drama, fiction, essay, poetry and biography.

被视为艺术作品的文学包括戏剧，小说，散文，诗歌和传记。

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So when Mr Alvarez writes in his biography about his awful time as the drama critic of the New Statesman, there is bound to be sympathy from his circle.

ECONOMIST: English writers