Lunch with Matteo Trentin
Open Skies, August 2018 Through clouds of dust, bikes can just about be made out, strewn across an unpaved road where bodies lie prone on the cold ground of Northern France. Crashes are a part […]
Ben East
In brief: Reservoir 13; Nefertiti’s Face; Restless Souls
The Observer Jon McGregor’s interesting take on crime in the community, a breezy history of the Egyptian queen by Joyce Tyldesley and an enjoyable first tragicomic novel from Dan Sheehan Reservoir 13 Jon McGregor 4th […]
Banipal Prize winner Robin Moger on the tricky art of translation
The National Award-winning translator Robin Moger is remembering the first time he came across The Book Of Safety by Egyptian novelist Yasser Abdel Hafez. “I was so excited,” he says. “I got such a strong […]
Ahmed Saadawi on finding Frankenstein in Baghdad
The National A grotesque, unnamed creature sculpted by human hand escapes onto the streets, bringing mayhem and murder. As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it might sound familiar, but this particular […]
Agatha Christie meets Groundhog Day – Stuart Turton on his debut
The National, February 2018 “So,” explains Stuart Turton with a deep breath. “It’s an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery, but set in a Groundhog Day loop, with a bit of Quantum Leap body-swapping thrown in. Our […]