Voice Of Dystopia
The Nobel laureate for literature Svetlana Alexievich gives voice to the voiceless
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Not Short, Not Sweet
When it comes the the novel, big isn't always beautiful
Iris Murdoch, The Virtuoso Of Virtue
The letters of the great writer reveal affairs with both sexes but also an intense intellectual and spiritual life
Found In Translation
One of the greatest writers of short stories is finally getting his English-language dues
Bibliophiles Beware: Online Prices Are A Lottery
The internet bookselling market appears to be based on nothing more than whim
Their Man In London
What do we really want from our security services?
Israel’s Impish Ice-Breaker
Etgar Keret's memoir The Seven Good Years is mellow but full of deadpan humour about life's absurdities
Home Sweet Home
The pleasure of reading archetypally English books while abroad
Reflections On Bourke’s Burke
A careful and learned account which will be required reading for future historians of Burke
Lechery à la Grecque
Henry Miller's The Colossus of Maroussi is reprehensible but shows his love of Greece
The Pagan Problem In Western Thought
"By all means, let the wicked fry in Hell—but why should they find themselves frying alongside innocent and virtuous pagans?"
A Master, But Not His Masterpiece
Mario Vargas Llosa's latest novel is an entertaining tale of blackmail and family warfare — but is not up to the standard of his best