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Rachel Cusk has written a new novel, Life of M, in which the existence of a famous actor interrupts and is interrupted by mundane reality. Cusk, one of the most acclaimed writers of her age, is known for metabolising the people around her for...
What’s striking about this photograph taken by Vincent Catala in Rio de Janeiro, besides the semi-derelict Babel-like tower at its centre, is how strangely empty it is. Usually in images of Rio, and Brazil more generally, we’re accustomed to...
• Åsne Seierstad (p11) is the author of The Bookseller of Kabul. She spent two years in Russia writing Never Say War, which is out this month. • Edith Hall (p24) is professor of ancient history at Durham University. Her book Facing Down the...