Sheila Heti’s book of life
The Canadian novelist’s Alphabetical Diaries find a new way to capture the rhythms of human consciousness.
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Searching for Frantz Fanon
Was the elusive revolutionary thinker naive, or ahead of his time?
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From Philip Ball to Rachael Allen: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring My Friends by Hisham Matar and Veiled Threat by Nadeine Asbal.
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The dictator’s best friend
From Mussolini to Mao, autocrats have often turned to writers to tighten their grip on power.
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The future of Xi Jinping Thought
The Chinese leader’s political doctrine seeks nothing less than to remake the world order.
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Empire’s final reckoning
Sathnam Sanghera’s Empireworld captures the complexity of British imperialism’s legacy – but can its injustices yet be undone?
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The triumph of King Charles
Robert Hardman’s obsequious biography pays court to a monarch who is enjoying his power over a deferential nation.
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The Polish Revolution
Timothy Garton Ash’s account of the Solidarity movement shows how Poland has resisted Russian control, and led me to a…
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