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Mar 17, 20223 min read

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Uncle Aziz comes by the house every year. His visits are always a cause for excitement. The wealthy merchant and his men are not only...

Jan 25, 20222 min read

L’Isle des Cheavliers is a tropical paradise where the rich American candy manufacturer Valerian Street has chosen to retire with his...

Jan 4, 20222 min read

In an unnamed city, where two communities live in conflict with each other, where there is a right and a wrong kind of butter, just as...

Nov 2, 20215 min read

Tomorrow, the winner of the 2021 Booker Prize will be announced. Over the past few weeks I read my way through the shortlist, and it was...

Aug 3, 20212 min read

Grand Union is Zadie Smith’s collection of short stories, comprising eleven completely new works as well as eight stories previously...

Mar 9, 20213 min read

Poetic and heart-breaking. Those are the first words that come to mind when I think about Toni Morrison’s masterpiece Beloved. I only...

Dec 27, 20205 min read

Over the past few weeks I read my way through the 2020 Booker Prize Shortlist – and a month after Shuggie Bain has been announced the...