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.
What is all this noise about 3D TV? Will it happen? Should you buy one? It’s everywhere, even in this magazine, and you must have thought, ‘Wow man, all geeks and newspapers are talking about it, and it is about time I changed my old TV’. Well, sit down, take a sip of that green tea, and read this. Trust us, it’s not that obvious.
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.
Though not radically different from the HTC Hero, this one is designed to impress everyone.
If you can’t wait for 3G, or would rather have a CDMA data connection, try this EVDO-R enabled netbook.
Vikram Sampath on the challenges of researching a book on 20th century singer Gauhar Jaan.