here was always pressure oonwomen to turn from fic- tion to the appallingly named ‘autofiction’, with its hints of the autoerotic,” claims the narrator of Naomi Alder- man’s new book The Strangers. Yet despite her denial of any “auto” label, this narrator also happens to be a suc- cessful writer named Naomi Alderman. Fans of Alderman’s bestselling novels such as 2016's Women’s Prize-winning The Po…
سامي سماحة يحاور القوميّة والدين والعروبة من »الوجدان القومي« إلى الدين والعروبة، يفتح ساهي سماحة في كتابه »حوار الاجتماعي وإشكالياته. كيف يمكن لفكر يرفع شعار »العقا حليم رزوف ربّما كانت إحدى الطرق لقراءة كتاب ما هي محأكاة المؤلك في مقاربته لموضوعه. ومن هنا فلنجرّب، أنطلاقاً من عنوان كتاب الرخيق سامي سماحة كتابة »حوار معها« )الفارابي(، أن نسلك طريق الحوار. ولكن بماذا عسانا نتحاور وعن ماذا؟ من »ا…
التجوال بين اليسار واليحيت أسعد أبو خليل « هذه مراجعة مُسلسلة لمذكرات وليد جنبلاط، »قدَر في هذا المشرق: من الحرب الأهليّة إلى السلام المُستحيل«، في نسختها العربية. قدّمت الجبهة اللبنائيّة عرضاً بالكونفدراليّة مع النظام السوري )يقول كاظم الخليل إنّ الفكرة من عنديّاته لكنَ القيادة في الجبهة لبنانيّة لم تعترض عليها بل وافقت( لكنّ الأسبد )خلافاً لما أوحى وليد جنبلاط في مذكّراته( لم يكترث للعرض ولم يسغ…
Dodging America An amphetamine-fuelled trip across the US in the 1960s captures a family and nation in crisis. By George Cochrane f the 27mn Americans eli- gible for the Vietnam draft, fewer than a tenth ever got into uniform. Most evaded it on health grounds or because they were in college education, some by conscientious objection, others — as many as 100,000, according to recent estimates — by …
BOOKS ‘What is more beautiful than to clothe one’s feelings in sound?’ —cLARA SCHUMANN The Madame Composer By Sarah Fritz Pegasus, 400 pages, $35 Johannes Brahms By John Worthen Reaktion, 208 pages, $22 By SaraH L. Kaurman T WAS A LOVE triangle that would change music history: the great and tortured Robert Schumann; his virtu- oso wife, Clara; and a young, unknown Johannes Brahms. They forged a fr…
The war beneath the waves Essay | They are the vital arteries of modern life and yet undersea cables are uniquely vulnerable to attack. Tim Judah on the battle to protect the seabed hat I did on my holi- days: I went to a car parkin Liguriain north- ern Italy to find an unmarked building that resembled a Beau Geste-style fortress. Who needs another museum on a boil- ing day when you can see a bran…
Seasons of grief A mother’s past unsettles a daughter's mourning in this tale of female resilience and solidarity. By Lucy Popescu ranian-American novelist and film- maker Laleh Khadivi has a website dedicated to the sharing of secrets. It’s “a sister project” to her fourth novel, Female Life on Planet Earth, which explores female confidences and mother-daughter relationships. It’s a departure for…
House dsHome ardens are doing their best to become green but they still need some plants with impact. Even in small gardens I believe in dotting emphatic plants individually around the design. They draw the eye on, causing it to leap over intervening patches of brown or unseasonal dullness. A fine plantsman, Adrian Bloom, has just given us his views on plants with what he calls a wow factor. Artfu…
When theory rubs up against everyday life n The Power to Destroy: How Bad Economics Drove America’s Decline, (University of Chicago Press £24/830), James K Galbraith argues that an over-reliance on outdated ideas in economics has led to bad decisions by US policymalers. The American economist provides a detailed analysis of recent challenges — from the post-pandemic surge in infla- tion and sancti…
16 saturday review Saturday September 26 2026 | THE TIMES books TR Bondisback ...1s he a snowflake? Today’s 007 likes Lana Del Rey. Plus, Sara Paretsky has a new hero. By James Owen King Zero by Charlie Higson Michael Joseph £22 pp4l6 While the wait for the new screen James Bond goes on, Charlie Higson is back with his latest contemporary 007 adventure. Higson has form as the author of the Young B…
