Dangerous liaisons
In a Kashmiri apple orchard, a young fugitive from the Indian army’s cruel oppressions spots a snake that has ‘mistaken…
Fine silks and fiery curries
Genial, erudite and companionable over most of its 760 pages, this stout Georgian brick of a neighbourhood history at length…
Gale-force lyricism
Centuries before their footballers learned giant-slaying ways, Icelanders knew how to startle the world with tall stories. In the moonscape…
Something new out of Africa
In a Johannesburg mall, a listless and lonely IT worker chats with his dad about the bitter fruits of upward…
Where should this music be?
This must rank as the most heartbreaking example of premature chicken-counting in musical history. ‘Gotter has made a marvellous free…
Where should this music be?
This must rank as the most heartbreaking example of premature chicken-counting in musical history. ‘Gotter has made a marvellous free…
Where should this music be?
This must rank as the most heartbreaking example of premature chicken-counting in musical history. ‘Gotter has made a marvellous free…
Nostalgia and nihilism
‘Gilded doorknobs,’ spits a Party diehard as she contemplates the blessings of the Soviet Union’s collapse. ‘Is this freedom?’ Dozens…
