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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.
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 cultural identity is...
Crass ignorance and injustice
Gerald Fenech reviews Juann Mamo: Grajja Maltija – Gabra ta’ Novelli, collected and annotated by Mark Vella
Gerald Fenech reviews Juann Mamo: Grajja Maltija –...
Caravaggio… and beyond
Prof Peter Mayo reviews Keith Sciberras’s ‘Baroque Painting in Malta’, published by Midsea Publications.
Prof Peter Mayo reviews Keith Sciberras’s...
Lecture | Anne Pellowski
This evening, Inizjamed will be organising a talk by a ‘world resource’ on children’s literature Anne Pellowski at the Old Humanities...
This evening, Inizjamed will be organising a talk by a...
Lecture | Something Rich and Strange: The Tempest
The next talk in the Literature and Comparison Research Seminar Series will...
The next talk in the Literature and Comparison Research...
'You're a poet, you can do whatever you want!'
Chicano playwright-poet-Professor Carlos Morton visited the University for a...
Chicano playwright-poet-Professor Carlos Morton visited...
Controversial author releases Jesus novel through an art exhibition
The ‘bad boy’ of American fiction James Frey continues to stoke...
The ‘bad boy’ of American fiction James Frey...
Workshop | Francis Ebejer Theatre Prize
The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts will be giving an opportunity to budding dramatists and writers to hone their craft at the Manoel today.
The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts will be giving...
Book Review | From Zejtun - The Zejtun Band Club
Godfrey Grima enjoys Francis Galea's history of the Zejtun Band Club.
Godfrey Grima enjoys Francis Galea's history of the...
Maltese publishing industry strikes gold
The work of local author Pierre J. Mejlak has been selected to appear in an anthology of short stories released by American publisher Words Without Borders.
The work of local author Pierre J. Mejlak has been...
Book Review | Il-Lejl Tal-Irgulija
Albert Gatt scrutinises Sergio Grech's Il-Lejl Tal-Irgulija, which presents a microscopic view of a turbulent period of Maltese history.
Albert Gatt scrutinises Sergio Grech's Il-Lejl...
Book Review | L-Interdett Taht Is-Sodda
Originally performed in 2006, Clare Azzopardi's L-Interdett Taht Is-Sodda remains an important text for Malta's historical consciousness, says Marco...
Originally performed in 2006, Clare Azzopardi's...
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A sumptuous folktale package hits the shelves
Merlin Library releases a bilingual edition of Hrejjef Maltin complete with...
Merlin Library releases a bilingual edition of Hrejjef...
Rapid-fire literature
Tsek-tsik is back. After the success of last year’s edition – easily the most innovative book event of 2009 – Merlin are busy creating a...
Tsek-tsik is back. After the success of last year’s...
A unique insight into our literary past
Mark Vella will deliver a public lecture on Juann Mamo’s newly discovered short stories at the National Library this Friday.
Mark Vella will deliver a public lecture on Juann...
First ever Booker win for comic novel
Howard Jacobson’s The Finkler Question is the first exclusively humorous novel to receive the Man Booker Prize in the award’s 42-year history.
Howard Jacobson’s The Finkler Question is the first...
Book Review | Fl-Isem tal-Missier (u tal-iben)
Albert Gatt analyses Immanuel Mifsud’s latest novel and finds a...
Albert Gatt analyses Immanuel Mifsud’s latest novel...
