Yann Martel’s ambitious novel is composed largely of verse fragments from a fictional lost-and-found alternative to the Iliad ...
It means that, in the next earthquake, this building could fall down,” Radu Jude, the Romanian film director, explained to me ...
The books we're spotlighting this month don't exactly radiate escapist good vibes — but they do offer the opportunity to step into someone else's life and get to know their view of our shared world.