YEMI ADEBISI [email protected] 0803-947 - 2715 ussian-American poet andes- sayist, Joseph Brodsky (1940- 1996), won the Nobel Prize for iterature in 1987, going onto become, in 1991, the United States Poet Laureate, which classed him “among the most influential Christian poets of the 20th Century” In his quest to reverse what he perceived a decline inthe spoken and written language in th…
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: [ went to a car park in Liguria innorth- 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 bra…
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 …
here was always pressure on women 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…
سعد التميمي بغداد ليست الذاكرة في كتاب (مقالات مجد عمان) للسيد قحطان بن ناصر البوسعيدي مجرد عودة إلى زمن مضى ولا استعادة حنينية لحياة أخذت تتوارى تحت نقل التحولات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية إنهاء في بعض مقالات الكتابء فعل من أفعال بناء المعنى. تتحول فيه الذاكرة من مادة للتذكر إلى وسيلة لقراءة الحاضر ومحاورته.وتكثف مقالة (الحياة فى بوشر قبل عام 1970م) بوضوح عن هذه الوظيفة؛ فالسيد قحطان بن ناصر البوسعيد…
When theory rubs up against everyday life ISITE ECONOMICS By Tej Parikh n The Power to Destroy: How Bad Economics Drove America's Decline, (University of Chicago Press £24/$30), James K Galbraith argues that an over-reliance on outdated ideas in economics has led to bad decisions by US policymakers. The American economist provides a detailed analysis of recent challenges — from the post-pandemic s…
Beyond Flesh and Blood MYSTERIES Tom NoLan What appears tobea murder- suicide proves tricky to explain. LINWOOD BARCLAY’S “Not a Word” (Morrow, 320 pages, $30) begins with a misunder- standing. When Reece Chartwell finds two gunshot-disfigured corpses in his parents’ bedroom, he assumes the victims are his mother and father, Catherine and Brent. Janice McCabe, the police detective who arrives at t…
When theory rubs up against everyday life RE ROUND-UP ECONOMICS By Tej Parikh 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 policymakers. The American economist provides a detailed analysis of recent challenges — from the post-pand…
Keeping the Faith During Hard Times FICTION SAM SACKS Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis, a Korean family turns to tutoring in California. WHEN | WAS a young freelance writer, I got a job at a Manhat- tan test-prep company, one of those boutique agencies that lets its wealthy customers find them through word of mouth. Families paid a lot for entry- level workers like me (my title was expert…
Children’s books never grow old Nilanjana Roy Reading the world any friends, once devout book lovers, tell me they're stuck in a reading rut. From Slack to social media, the constant ping of devices to the hours spent with Al agents or coping with data smog and news gluts, our digital selves are more voracious and inescapable than ever. Too many of us feel that we're not engaging like we used to w…
