Translator Deepa Bhashti has delivered a bold and memorable translation of this collection of stories.
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The Coin is a profound meditation on our our complicity in the destruction of another place and people.
The play features a masterly performance by John Lithgow in the role of Dahl.
The effectiveness of a self-help book depends largely on the quality of its content and how it is used by readers.
A century on, Mrs Dalloway speaks in so many ways to our own moment of militarisation, neo-imperialism and political crisis.
There’s an urgent question running through Bitter Honey. What does it mean to parent when your life has been violently derailed by structures beyond your control?
The novel explores how people retain dignity, compassion and philosophical depth in the face of adversity.
We all know what racism looks like. It’s loud, it’s angry, it’s terrifying. But when it’s hidden in imagery and connotations, it’s much more sinister.
Wuthering Heights explores the absolute power that marriage can grant to abusive men.
Moominmamma is resourceful, and shows it is possible to survive a long and arduous journey without a weapon, instead using her bag.
Eighty years on from VE Day, it’s crucial we remember how ethnically diverse those veterans were and how much they can teach us about the meaning of life.
In Chinese folk religious beliefs, neglected ancestors become hungry ghosts, unleashing misfortune and environmental destruction.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the first Moomin tale, The Moomins and the Great Flood.
In selling off its high street branches, the retail giant is going back to its Victorian roots in transport hubs.
Ten political observers nominate their favourite books about the hustings hustle.
Gatsby has become more than just a novel, but instead an exploration of what literature can mean.
The fractured sense of time that F. Scott Fitzgerald creates challenges literary convention. It also reflects a world in flux after the first world war.
Suitable for readers from infancy to late adolescence, these books aim to teach boys what it means to be responsible, compassionate and confident men
Blue Origin’s all-female space flight crew, which includes popstar Katy Perry, is set to take off this spring.
These were hot, dimly lit, crowded, smoke and sweat-filled spaces where the music ricocheted off surfaces and fed directly back into the dancing bodies.
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