An elliptical wander through the vast steppe of Russian literature: Lermontov's only novel is comprised of three narratives that frame the Byronic and flawed protagonist Pechorin, in whom al... read more
The author is Anatoly Kuznetsov, who grew up in Kiev. He documented as a boy the appalling massacre of Jews, Ukrainians and Russians by Nazi forces in 1941. First published in Russian (in a ... read more
Carefully tailored to age and taste: the best of new children’s books combined with beautiful editions of old favourites. A mix of paperbacks and hardbacks for middling readers to teenager... read more
Catalogue of the recent exhibition of her ravishing pictures at the Redfern Gallery, where her work can be seen to shift from precise line drawing to abstraction and colour, culminating in l... read more
A lauded debut novel by a graduate - like her father - of the UEA writing course. She also describes herself as a 'bibliotherapist' because she once was a bookseller in Bath, which raises th... read more
Irwin, the designer of the Central Garden at the Getty Center, describes his work there as "a sculpture in the form of a garden".
This book consists of a conversation between Weschler and I... read more