Going to the 'red zone' of war, every time I catch myself in an extreme diligence when preparing my own body: I shave everything carefully, I'm doing manicures for a long time, I choose good underwear. This's how one prepares for a special intimate date. 'You never know who will undress you. Maybe e
Thursday 8 February was a dismal day in south-west London, with leaden skies and relentless rain, but that did not prevent a healthy turnout of audience members to see the German author Shida Bazyar in conversation with her English-language translator, Ruth Martin, at the Goethe-Institut in South Ke
This month in La Española we are travelling deep into Asturias with an extract from Xaime Martínez’s debut novel, La fuercia, translated into English by Robin Munby. The Force follows Martín Feito, a writer who has been sent to a fictionalised Asturian village, Chaneces, to finish his book. How
‘See, kid. There are two types of people in the world. Those who run and those who stay still. They’re staying still and we’re running. Do you understand?’ ‘No.’ ‘We don’t kill like they do.’ ‘But we’re still killing people.’ ‘Yes, but not like them.’ ‘Cielo, we kill ju
Morning Mountains Morning mountains Trails of mist inhaling The flight of white gulls Morgunfjøll Morgunfjøll Pollamjørki andar í seg Hvítt likkuflog In Storm Clouds The eye of the sun Glaring rays into the waves Hail shower hits Í Óveðursskýnum Sólareygað Geislar í aldunum Heglingsæl s
SAVE THE DATE!EUROPEAN WRITERS’ FESTIVAL 18-19 May 2024, British Library, London Building on the success of the first European Writers’ Festival in 2023, this year’s festival brings together a new constellation of glittering stars from across Europe. With a launch party on Friday eve
