Short Icelandic novel guaranteed to spark anxiety in anyone involved in academic research
Tag Archives: Europe
Book review: A Guide to the Serbian Mentality by Momo Kapor (Serbia)
Light-hearted, rather dated look at the character and customs of Serbia
Book review: Standing Heavy by Gauz (Côte d’Ivoire)
A short satirical book by this writer from the Côte d’Ivoire, longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2023
Book review: Fierce Appetites by Elizabeth Boyle (Ireland)
Fierce Appetites: Lessons from my year of untamed thinking is a collection of personal essays by Irish medieval historian Elizabeth Boyle. Sub-(sub-)titled Loving, Losing and Living to Excess in My Present and in the Writings of the Past, the book was published in 2022 by Penguin, and (appropriately enough) I’ve read it during Cathy‘s Reading …
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Film review: Close (Belgium)
Oscar shortlisted tearjerker from Belgian director Lukas Dhont
Book review: Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn (Scotland)
An unexpectedly optimistic exploration of abandoned places worldwide
Art review: Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017)
An exhibition of monumental textiles by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz at the Tate Modern in London
Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)
Gritty Lithuanian psychological thriller
Book review: Practicalities by Marguerite Duras (France, 1914-96)
Reflections on life, love and alcohol by Marguerite Duras
Lithuanian art installation and opera review: Sun & Sea
An eccentric art installation/opera cross which won a Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Biennale
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