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Book review | The Armies

Battling the shadow of Garcia Marquez and other Latin American luminaries, Rose Lapira discovers that Evelio Rosero’s haunting, cruel and tender novel can very much stand on its...

Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies at 86

Gore Vidal, the novelist, essayist and playwright, will be remembered as much for his outspokenness and scorn for popular culture and politics as for his 60-year writing career.

Book Review | Ċensu Apap: Malti għall-Maltin

Mario Thomas Vassallo reviews this new biographical work, which details the...

Mario Thomas Vassallo reviews this new biographical work,...

An impressionistic take on Romania's tumultuous political past leaves Rose Lapira wondering about the ever-blurred boundaries between reality and fiction.

An impressionistic take on Romania's tumultuous political...

Cecil Amato-Jones enjoys this heady new take on Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, penned by Fox News pariah Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard

Cecil Amato-Jones enjoys this heady new take on Abraham...

Rose Lapira is taken by this delicate, ambitious novel dedicated to ‘all those who think they are nothing’

Rose Lapira is taken by this delicate, ambitious novel...

Alfred Sant: Malta needs democratic transparency urgently

Former Labour Prime Minister says government needs stability if it wants...

Former Labour Prime Minister says government needs...

The week ahead

Topping off a prolific year, Alfred Sant sees the publication of yet another book – this time a non-fiction expose of that topical and beleaguered currency:...

Topping off a prolific year, Alfred Sant sees the...

This year led to many promising developments in the arts, but the ongoing fear of censorship might quash any enthusiasm for the future.

This year led to many promising developments in the arts,...

ICON launches an innovative resource for children

Website brings history and culture closer to kids through technology.

Website brings history and culture closer to kids through...

This short story collection from Greece may be slim, but it packs a punch, ROSE LAPIRA says.

This short story collection from Greece may be slim, but it...

No need to start at the beginning – Sant’s new novel can be read ‘like a dictionary’

Alfred Sant's new novel, Bhal f'Dizzjunarju, is an intriguing piece of playful literature, as it can be read in any order.

Alfred Sant's new novel, Bhal f'Dizzjunarju, is an...

128-pager containing six short comic book stories based around the theme of ‘steampunk’, an increasingly popular fiction genre that fuses science fiction...

128-pager containing six short comic book stories based...

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It may be written by a Eurocrat, but this long-gestating novel on the intricacies of language is definitely worth a look, ROSE LAPIRA says.

It may be written by a Eurocrat, but this long-gestating...

Tea Obrecht's debut novel - a magical journey through Balkan history - was much hyped and lauded, but it's a bit of a patchwork job, ROSE LAPIRA says.

Tea Obrecht's debut novel - a magical journey through...

Rana Dasgupta's novel is a bizaare tale spanning two narratives across Eastern Europe and the US. Rose Lapira reviews the book, and wonders whether...

Rana Dasgupta's novel is a bizaare tale spanning two...

Rose Lapira reviews this year's Man Booker Prize winning novel - the sharp and sobering The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.

Rose Lapira reviews this year's Man Booker Prize...

Rose Lapira reviews a Norwegian tale of war, loss and silence.

Rose Lapira reviews a Norwegian tale of war, loss and...

Merlin Director of Publishing Chris Gruppetta reminisces over his stay at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.

Merlin Director of Publishing Chris Gruppetta reminisces...