Unfinished last works by famous authors have always intrigued readers. Just as fascinating is Herge’s last Tintin, where Haddock loses his taste for whisky and the pages turn blank even as Tintin faces inevitable death.
Hanif Kureishi’s older stories are brilliant, funny and compelling. But the newer ones are a disappointment.
A novel about the Holocaust that says a lot without even seeming to.
An extract from Martel’s novel, within which is incorporated a play about a donkey (Beatrice) and a monkey (Virgil).
Yann Martel on his fascination with animals, the Holocaust, and his new novel.
Hanif Kureishi on writing, racism and radical Islam.
When a renowned free market economist takes to translating an entire epic from the original classical Sanskrit, his passion can only be marvelled at.
Anne Applebaum believes there are many more Gulags that need to be written, and also that her book may not end such tragedies.
Michael Lewis on the oddballs and wiseguys who saw America’s financial crisis coming and made whopping fortunes betting the other way.
Vikram Sampath on the challenges of researching a book on 20th century singer Gauhar Jaan.