The grandmaster of Naples
Simon Willis finds Elena Ferrante’s dark tale of friendship builds an intolerable pressure
Simon Willis finds Elena Ferrante’s dark tale of friendship builds an intolerable pressure
Liao Yiwu was brutally imprisoned for his poem about Tiananmen Square. Simon Willis reads his memoir
Simon Willis finds his way through a Norwegian novel of enthralling candour
Hassan Blasim’s new collection of stories, “The Iraqi Christ” mixes lyricism and mordancy
A Portuguese novel of exuberance and desolation
Fifty years ago Vasily Grossman, author of “Life and Fate”, spent two months in Armenia. Simon Willis finds it time well spent
The first English edition of a labour-camp novel impresses Simon Willis with its honesty and concision
A new version of Albert Camus’ most confrontational novel
The best of Javier Marías – “A Heart So White”
