novel
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Jean-Baptiste Del Amo’s Cultural Primers for The Son of Man
Jean-Baptise Del Amo, author of The Son of Man (tr. Frank Wynne) shares his list cultural primers that inspired the writing of his latest novel.
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Makanin’s Asan: Dark myth of in Chechnia
Asan is less a book about Russia’s Chechen battles and more of an unsatisfied, jittery novel that shows how war pushes participants and observers to piece together narratives that explain or justify actions.
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Ian McEwan’s new book, Lessons: Global events penetrate individual lives
Ian McEwan has returned with another literary novel filled with an intimate portrayal of a single man’s life as he experiences intense historical moments.