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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.

Subcomandante Marcos

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The working class liberates itself: Review of ‘Joe Stafford: A Tale of Revolution’, by Charles Andrews.

29 June 2022 / 478

When is the last time you read an exciting story about the working class engaged in determined and successful struggle? This is just what Charles Andrews sets... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Fiction

Culture for All: Why Children’s Literature Matters

10 April 2022 / 410

As part of the Culture for All series we’re proud to present a short film about children’s literature by Kim Reynolds, followed by the text of her... Continue reading

Kim Reynolds

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The purest light attracts the most impenetrable darkness: Hex, by Jenni Fagan

3 April 2022 / 408

Jim Aitken reviews Hex, by Jenni Fagan, published by Birlinn There can be little doubt that part of the success of Jenni Fagan’s previous novel, Luckenbooth (2021),... Continue reading

Jim Aitken

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A Timeline of Women: Letting Go, by Gerda Stevenson

26 February 2022 / 365

A short story collection can, in certain respects, be seen as similar to a poetry collection. If the individual stories, like the individual poems, are well conceived... Continue reading

Jim Aitken

Fiction

Ulysses

1 February 2022 / 446

Jenny Farrell celebrates Joyce‘s Ulysses, on the centenary of its publication On James Joyce’s 40th birthday, Sylvia Beach in Paris published his now most famous work, Ulysses,... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

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The Magician, by Colm Tóibín

24 January 2022 / 495

Jenny Farrell reviews Colm Tóibín’s latest novel There are many books, including biographies, of Thomas Mann as well as about other members of the Mann family. There... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Fiction

In search of the Marxist novel

15 January 2022 / 429

30-year-old Irish author Sally Rooney has been in the headlines following her refusal to grant the translation rights of her new novel Beautiful World, Where Are You... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Fiction

A Hello to Arms

14 December 2021 / 318

Paul Simon reviews the latest novel from Dennis Broe, A Hello to Arms Fresh from exposing the murderous and duplicitous Hollywood of the immediate post-war period, Harry... Continue reading

Paul Simon

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The Nobel prize for Literature: Abdulrazak Gurnah

9 December 2021 / 396

On 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, Abdulrazak Gurnah will receive the Nobel Prize for Literature on behalf of black Africa. Wole Soyinka was the... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell