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Don Quixote is the best book out there on political theory, followed by Hamlet and Macbeth. There is no better way to understand the tragedy and the comedy of the Mexican political system than Hamlet, Macbeth and Don Quixote. They’re much better than any column of political analysis.

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Love, mutual trust and solidarity: Chingiz Aitmatov, the Kyrgyzstan national writer

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One of the lasting effects of the continuing cultural Cold War against all socialist thought and culture is the West’s denial of the art of socialist countries.... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

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Returning the Screw

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Returning the Screw By P.V. Tims After Henry James Have you got a match? My name is Quint. And no, growing up with a name that sounds... Continue reading

Paul Victor Tims

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The Global Crime Novel: Worldwide Corruption and Chiseling

19 May 2023 / 403

The Global Crime Novel: Worldwide Corruption and Chiseling In a 1931 Warner Brothers made the film Blonde Crazy, in the pre-Code period where expression was raunchier and... Continue reading

Dennis Broe

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The Precinct with the Golden Arm

29 April 2023 / 383

Michael Eaude reviews The Precinct with the Golden Arm, by Dennis Broe, Pathmark Press 2020 This noir novel is the third of a trilogy set in Los Angeles in... Continue reading

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Katja Oskamp: Marzahn Mon Amour

13 April 2023 / 607

The shortlist for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023 was published in late March. Among the six books on the list is a book by... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

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The Invaders: Alien Beings From A Dying Empire

12 April 2023 / 322

The Invaders: Alien Beings From a Dying Planet. Their Destination: The Earth. Their Mission: To Make It Their World. It began with a landing of a craft... Continue reading

Dennis Broe

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‘Siblings’: the search for a new humanity through socialism in the GDR

24 February 2023 / 391

“Siblings” by German Democratic Republic writer Brigitte Reiman has just been published in English translation by Penguin, in its series of classic international literature. It comes sixty... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

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‘Liberties’, by Peter Bennett: a riveting tale and a political and aesthetic achievement

15 January 2023 / 359

Liberties by Peter Bennett does what E.M. Forster, in his Aspects of the Novel (1927), says a novel must invariably do: ‘The novel – oh dear yes... Continue reading

Jim Aitken

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Enlightenment for All!

29 December 2022 / 340

Fran Lock introduces a ‘Gypsy Futurist’ science fiction story called ‘Enlightenment For All!’, available to download as a pdf below. Image above courtesy of Jack Varnell Realistic... Continue reading

Paul Victor Tims

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A Book for Christmas: The Sikh Snowman

18 November 2022 / 397

Some snowmen had topknots. Some wore football scarves and skull caps. Some had veils over their faces. One had fairy wings. They all began to sing…… Snowfall, friendship... Continue reading

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Don Quixote is the best book out there on political theory, followed by Hamlet and Macbeth. There is no better way to understand the tragedy and the comedy of the Mexican political system than Hamlet, Macbeth and Don Quixote. They’re much better than any column of political analysis.

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