Milan Kundera’s ‘The Curtain’ is a collection of essays exploring the history and art of the novel, which reads very much like a Milan Kundera novel.
Jonathan Lethem follows up his acclaimed novel the Fortress of Solitude with an unexpected rock n’roll love story. A story which carries weighty themes under its scarce frame.
Milan Kundera’s ‘The Curtain’ is a collection of essays exploring the history and art of the novel, which reads very much like a Milan Kundera novel.
The story of a mixed-race family searching for identity in Northern England, told with spirit and skill by award-winning novelist Helen Walsh.
The late Giovanni Arrighi, a Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, compares western capitalism and the ‘industrious revolution’ of China – providing a useful insight into the history of world’s most populated country in the process.
Michael Klimes reviews Noel Annan’s classic depiction of post-war Britain, Our Age, a book sadly now out-of-print but well worth tracking down if you’re interested in the end of empire, the rise of Thatcherism, and the evolution of New Labour.
David Yallop’s book on the pontificate of John Paul II is subtitled ‘Inside the dark heart of John Paul II’s Vatican’.
Helen Garner’s first novel in fifteen years concerns itself with a truly universal theme – death.
Roberto Saviano’s non-fiction novel on the Camorra has earned him a death sentence and armed escort in Italy.
Debut album from Montreal based multi-instrumentalists Arcade Fire.
Debut album from Scunthorpe singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell. It’s a smile free zone, but with classic tunes.