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Ia Genberg’s English-language debut takes the reader on a woozy, affecting dive into desire, domination and memory
An entertaining riposte from the ‘Cold Mountain’ author on love, loss and violence during the Great Depression
Two books explore how a fascination with artistic works can move people to steal them — or discover themselves
Tom Rachman uses lockdown life to explore the psyche of his elderly female protagonist through a series of stories
The artist’s Norwegian summerhouse has been reimagined for a new generation of visitors
Vénus Khoury-Ghata’s novella takes readers to a tight-knit Albanian community in the mountains of southern Italy
Jonathan Miles’ entertaining history of the Côte d’Azur charts the region’s reputation as a ‘sunny place for shady people’
To portray the shortage of water in his native Morocco, the photographer subjects his prints to heat, scarring and damage
The killing of a precious deer calf in the Swedish Arctic brings home the struggles of the region’s indigenous people
A South Korean classic about tycoons, ghosts and cinephiles that blends folklore and magical realism
Bibliophilia collides with sexual peccadilloes in a neo-noir that takes readers on a rare-book grail quest via a lot of boudoirs
The Georgian-German author’s second translated novel, set in present-day Hamburg, offers a modern take on Emily Brontë’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
A year in the poet-performer’s life is reflected in a diary of photographs and musings both joyous and mournful
The Oscar-winning actor’s pictures of a near-deserted New York are an expression of her own isolation. But through them she found connection
In her third novel, the author deals impressively with the rise of racism and the disintegration of balanced lawmaking
Boyle’s latest collection is at its sharpest in present-day parables about global warming and identity politics
In his latest collection of stories, the German writer again illustrates how an awful act can also be a rational choice
It’s not just million-dollar paintings. The race is on to track down the everyday objects that are looted in war
The German film-maker’s first novel is an intriguing tale about a Japanese soldier who hid in the jungle for decades after the end of the second world war
A novel that explores truth and mythmaking through four conflicting accounts of a 1920s Wall Street financier and his wife
A pair of Italian novels, set among the craggy peaks of the Alps and the Dolomites, chart new physical and emotional terrain
In Jean-Paul Dubois’ Goncourt-winning novel, a meek middle-aged man languishes in prison and reflects on the life that led him there
The German artist’s photographs have acquired a haunting resonance during the pandemic
Alex Preston’s bawdy, adult take on ‘Moonfleet’ proves that the historical maritime novel still has wind in its sails
Translation of best-selling Prix Goncourt-winning novel delivers an intoxicating mix of the magical and life’s big questions
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