Speculative fiction from Finland, with strange finds on a 19th century anthropological mission
Tag Archives: Europe
Artist Paula Rego (Portugal)
Theatrical feminist art influenced by fairy tales, politics and domestic power play
Body Kintsugi by Senka Marić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
A Bosnian novel of sickness and recovery informed by personal experience
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (Germany)
Classic tale of a disturbing, febrile obsession
Film Review: Le Havre (Finland)
A Utopian slice of small-town life from 2011 by Aki Kaurismäki
Review: Art works by Maria Bartuszová (1936-96, Slovakia)
Work by Slovakian artist Maria Bartuszová at Tate Modern
Review of Olga (Swiss film)
Prize-winning Swiss film starring talented Ukrainian gymnast explores talent, expectation and the pain of exile
Review of the Kevin Barry book ‘Night Boat to Tangier’ (Ireland)
Two bantering Irish criminals contemplate life while waiting at a Spanish ferry port
We Had to Remove this Post by Hanna Bervoets (Netherlands)
A dystopian Dutch romance set in the world of content moderation
Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood and three other mini book reviews
Three mini reviews of the latest in my 20 books of summer
Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More 