Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 46 No. 11
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The thrilling story of the Jews in Venice – and the truth behind one of Shakespeare's most famous characters.Millions of visitors flood to Venice every year. Yet many are unaware of its history – one of dramatic expansion…
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One of the most respected, prolific and razor-sharp voices in social commentary uses the prism of her extraordinary family to examine the true state of class in Britain.'Fascinating' Spectator'Entertaining' Sunday…
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Translated by Frank Wynne with Rahul BeryTeeming with life and compulsively readable, the pieces gathered together in The Tribe aggregate into an extraordinary mosaic of Cuba today. Carlos Manuel Álvarez, one of the most…
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A rollicking history of America’s most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legendary writers, editors, and photographers. You either were there or you wanted to be. A defining New York City institution…
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Translated by Wieland HobanEssays by Adorno on art and cinema, available in English for the first time. In Without Model, Theodor W. Adorno strikingly demonstrates the intellectual range for which he is known. Taking the…
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An elegant consideration of the Surrealist movement as a global phenomenon and why it continues to resonate "Mr. Polizzotti carefully balances the movement's aspirations and attainments against its flaws and contradictions, hoping to…
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A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2024, the sequel to the beloved bestseller, Brooklyn'Heartbreak, wistfulness, cracking dialogue . . . This is Tóibín at his best' - The Times'A masterful…
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