Books blogGünter GrassThe Tin Drum summarised the 20th century in three wordsFifty years on, Günter Grass's seminal work remains the defining novel of the 20th century, wrenching art and hope from ugliness and horrorWhether it's the greatest is open to debate, but one could argue that Günter Grass's The Tin Drum is the great novel of the 20th century. By that I mean it most completely defines the era in all its glories and catastrophes – the moods, atmospheres, manias, streams, currents, histories and under-histories. Read More...
The ObserverFictionReviewThis spirited Trinidadian love story about a gravedigger and a medium has echoes of Dickens
A love story, a ghost story, a thriller: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s radiant first novel embraces elements of multiple genres, binding them through incantatory language steeped in the rhythms, fables and spirituality of her Trinidadian homeland.
At its centre are two young people wrestling with their destinies. Yejide St Bernard belongs to a long line of women duty-bound to commune with the dead. Read More...
Jennifer Lawrence This article is more than 8 years oldJennifer Lawrence removed from Israeli Hunger Games postersThis article is more than 8 years oldThe star of Mockingjay – Part 2 has been deleted from marketing materials in Jerusalem and some other cities to avoid offending religious audiences
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 has opened in cinemas around the world, but there is one territory that will be seeing a bit less of star Jennifer Lawrence. Read More...