ARRIVALS Randeep Sanghera stood in front of the green-and-blue map tacked to the wall. The map had come with the flat, and though it was big and wrinkled, and cigarette butts had once stubbed black islands into the mid Atlantic, he’d kept it, a reminder of the world outside. He was less sure about
THE LONG JOURNEY “And I do not value solitude at all. I do not value myself when I’m alone.” Peter Handke, The Left-Handed Woman The woman did not choose the man, nor the man the woman to accompany him on a long journey. When it was time for them to leave they looked first at […]
The 17th of May is Norway’s national day. So at Orenda Books’ first roadshow event of 2017, at Waterstone’s Piccadilly, the akvavit was flowing; with three eminent Norwegian crime writers present, it seemed appropriate to celebrate. In fact, Orenda Books publisher, Karen Sullivan, had assemble
‘PRIZE-WINNING EUROPEAN LITERATURE’ May was a busy month for Eurolitlovers in the UK. Among the highlights were European Literature Night at the British Library – with a rousing speech from Europhile author A L Kennedy – then our Slovak Euro Stars event and also the glittery, glitzy gala
Even after all those years, Bogdan was awakened by a bang. This time his pupils exploded and, when he came to his senses, he felt his eyelids with the tips of his fingers to make sure that there was still something lying under them. He was fairly satisfied with his conclusion: he was occupying all [
