After LOCATION@1 , he found an entry-level job at The Times Literary Supplement , and at age NUMBER@1 became literary editor of The New Statesman , where he met PERSON@1 , then a feature writer for The Observer , who remains a close friend .

After LOCATION@1 , he got a job at The Times Literary Supplement . At age NUMBER@1 , he became literary editor of The New Statesman .
