Fiction in translation: The Deserters traverses 20th century and brims with interesting ideas
Works by Mathias Enard, Georgi Gospodinov, Gaëlle Bélem, Elisa Levi and Solvej Balle
Author Gethan Dick: ‘I’d make it illegal to buy or sell water. Everyone would adapt within a few weeks’
Swift Blaze of Fire by Lin Rose Clark: Engaging account of Irish Olympian killed fighting for republican Spain
Girl with a Fork in a World of Soup by Rosita Sweetman: A short, lively and fast-paced memoir
Infinity Pool by Vona Groarke: Subtle observations take readers on journey of the senses in accomplished collection
Unfinished Empire: Russian Imperialism in Ukraine and the Near Abroad by Donnacha Ó Beacháin; and Putin’s Sledgehammer by Candace Rondeaux
Vikings in the East by Martyn Whittock: Well-researched account let down by attempt to make sense of Putin’s invasion
Poem of the Week: The Walk Out
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