An engrossing tale of Siberian exiles in Stalinist Russia I can only summarise this book as ‘captivating.’ Although I am…
ebrd literature prize 2020
A silk kerchief that turns out to be a department store freebie instead of the elegant accessory its wearer, a…
I wasn’t supposed to read this book. Zuleikha was recommended to me as an alternative to another Literature Prize read…
Devilspel: A world destroyed Devilspel is a moving evocation of a way of life that exists no longer, a chronicle of…
What does culture mean to you? Culture is an odd word. It can be a blanket term to cover anything…
Devilspel, a novel by Grigory Kanovich and translated from Russian by Yisrael Elliot Cohen, has won the EBRD Literature Prize 2020. The international prize, announced…
Introduced by Rosie GoldsmithChair of the EBRD Judging Panel and Director of the European Literature Network On Wednesday 22nd April…
Introduced by Rosie GoldsmithChair of the EBRD Judging Panel and Director of the European Literature Network On Wednesday 22nd April…
Introduced by Rosie GoldsmithChair of the EBRD Judging Panel and Director of the European Literature Network On Wednesday 22nd April…
Introduced by Rosie GoldsmithChair of the EBRD Judging Panel and Director of the European Literature Network On Wednesday 22nd April…
The horse neighs plaintively, showing her crooked yellow teeth and pawing at the ground. The foal hurriedly sucks at the…
From “The Neck’s Story” In ’78 she went to the West for the first time in her life. Not that…