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The destructive desires of an inoffensive family man drive this subversive satire of existentialism

American postmodernist novelist whose experimental approach challenged literary conventions

He described the man appearing as ‘the last thing my right eye would ever see’

Delve into fascinating, gut-wrenching and healing snippets of life

Writer whose novels trace the complexities of a globalised world and the fortunes of families across continents and generations

Justice G. Jayachandran discusses the push for Tamil as the official language of the Madras High Court.

Ingrid Seward’s new book examines the relationship between mother and son, Her late Majesty and her heir, Charles.

Today’s boom in Latin American literature is spearheaded by women, from Fernanda Melchor, Mariana Enriquez to Samanta Schweblin, who engage with femicide, trauma and violence through horror and speculative fiction

It is a given that any decent book about Paris will inevitably tell you just as much about London. Even those for whom the rivalry between the cities is a myth will admit that.

In first TV interview since his stabbing, writer tells how knifeman was ‘last thing my right eye would ever see’

Earlier this year, I was leafing through a book shop and happened upon a new memoir by the writer Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name. It ticked many of my boxes. Sante lived through Seventies and Eighties New York, my favourite place and time for non-fiction literature. She…