A country vanishes – “Beyond the Wall”
Countries that have ceased to exist hold a certain fascination. Especially when this has happened to …
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How to radicalize yourself – “Der Baader Meinhof Komplex”
At its release in 1985, this was praised as the ultimate biography of the infamous German…
Erratically civilized – Will Self: “Great Apes”
Will Self’s novel “Great Apes” is both deeply unsettling and darkly hilarious – an uncomfortably precise…
The bravery of the coward – “The Noise of Time”
Night after night, a man stands by his elevator with a suitcase, waiting for the secret…
Serge Gainsbourg: “A Fistful of Gitanes”
While not a definitive biography, Sylvie Simmons’ book works as a short and entertaining introduction to…