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An empire crumbles

Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

algeria

The weeping wounds of Algeria

The Art of Losing and Tomorrow They Won’t Dare Murder Us reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

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Invisible Ink by Patrick Modiano reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

family cluase

Return of the patriarch

The Family Clause by Jonas Hassen Khemiri reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

colette translations

Foreign fields: short classic translations

A wide range of authors includes Colette, Italo Calvino, Clarice Lispector, Natalia Ginzburg and Tove Jansson

By Boyd Tonkin

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A sinister toy story

Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

doll kadare

A house divided

The Doll by Ismail Kadare reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

tove ditlevsen

In praise of Tove Ditlevsen — the greatest Danish writer you’ve never heard of

The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood, Youth, Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

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Desperate souls

Travelers by Helon Habila reviewed

By Boyd Tonkin

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