Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 47 No. 7
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Britain’s best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980‘Unforgettable’ Independent‘Fresh and…
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A sparkling exploration of the four cardinal directions, by the acclaimed author of A History of the World in 12 MapsNorth, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to…
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A comprehensive history of Russo-British relations at the height of the imperial age, from Peter the Great to the Triple Entente.Britain and Russia maintained a frosty civility for a few years after Napoleon’s defeat in 1815. But, by…
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Translated by Lawrence VenutiDino Buzzati was a prolific writer of stories, publishing several hundred over the course of forty years. Many of them are fantastic—reminiscent of Kafka and Poe in their mixture of horror and…
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Translated by Anne Milano AppelAt the beginning of Dino Buzzati’s The Singularity, Ermanno Ismani, an unassuming university professor, is summoned by the minister of defense to accept a two-year, top-secret mission at a…
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A thoroughly researched exposé of the bureaucratic violence and hostility of the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) over the last 30 years‘A must-read exposé of one of Britain’s biggest hidden…
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From three-inch fang blennies to thirty-foot prehistoric crocodiles, from gaboon vipers to Neanderthals, Bite is a fascinating journey through the natural, scientific, and cultural history of something right in front of—or…
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A major new history of Britain that will transform our understanding of this country's past'I've waited so long so read a comprehensively researched book about Black history on this island. This is it: a journey of discovery and a truly…
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Translated by Sophie HughesThe gripping new literary thriller from the International Booker Prize Shortlisted AuthorTHE NUMBER 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025'A…
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Translated by Holly JamesIn this prequel to the critical sensation Love Me Tender, Constance Debré breaks free from conformity to live her life as a butch lesbian'Defiant, probing, hot' Saba Sams, author of Send NudesAt the…
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Translated by Holly JamesA provocative and fierce novel about motherhood, self-discovery and defiance'Destined to become a classic of its kind' Maggie Nelson'One of the most compulsive voices I've read in years' Olivia…
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Translated by Lauren ElkinFrance's most incendiary star continues her ascent with an excavation of her famous family's legacy'Brilliantly spiky ... As well as boasting compelling, sharp prose, Name forces readers to question…
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