Blogs in August 2024

The Paris Trilogy: A Life in Three Stories 31st August 2024

Writing in response to Annie Ernaux and in conversation with Elena Ferrante, Colombe Schneck’s three semi-autobiographical takes on a woman’s life form an elegant, powerful exploration of sexuality, bodily autonomy, friendship, loss and renewal. Colombe is seventeen in 1984 and...

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On the Isle of Antioch 10th January 2024

In this dystopian novel about total collapse by internationally renowned author Amin Maalouf, a complete blackout hits a small island with only two solitary inhabitants, who suddenly have to depend on each other. “Lebanese-born French author Maalouf delivers an...

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