doppelgangers

Double trouble: As If, by Isabel Waidner, reviewed

21 February 2026 9:00 am

Two near-identical middle-aged men, adrift and purposeless, are revitalised when they spontaneously decide to swap lives

Doppelgangers galore: The Novices of Lerna, by Angel Bonomini, reviewed

9 November 2024 9:00 am

A graduate from Argentina, offered a six-month fellowship in Switzerland, is appalled to meet – and have to live with - 24 versions of himself