King David
What Israel can learn from its long history of sectarianism
Amotz Asa-El examines how, since Biblical times, the rigid separation of tribes resulted in frequent civil wars, disastrous conflicts with foreign powers and lengthy periods of exile
The great philanderer
Michael Arditti has never held back from difficult or unfashionable subjects. His dozen novels, including the prize-winning Easter, as well…
Mysticism and metamorphosis
‘I frankly hate Descartes,’ states a character in Nicole Krauss’s new novel, Forest Dark: ‘The more he talks about following…
