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Armenia’s Narine Abgaryan weaves a story of transgenerational trauma amid the folds of fairytale prose

Armenia’s Narine Abgaryan weaves a story of transgenerational trauma amid the folds of fairytale prose

Can you ever truly know your mother? In the novel The Doll, Ismail Kadare thinks you can't

Can you ever truly know your mother? In the novel The Doll, Ismail Kadare thinks you can’t

Magda Szabó’s cult novel Abigail is an adventurous tale of teenage friendship in wartime Hungary 

Magda Szabó’s cult novel Abigail is an adventurous tale of teenage friendship in wartime Hungary 

By the book: 9 new titles to get in your literary calendar in 2020

By the book: 9 new titles to get in your literary calendar in 2020

Our 10 favourite books of 2019 will change how you see the world

Our 10 favourite books of 2019 will change how you see the world

Georgi Gospodinov: enter the world of the Bulgarian writer taking on empathy, sorrow and stereotypes

Georgi Gospodinov: enter the world of the Bulgarian writer taking on empathy, sorrow and stereotypes

Revolutionary reading list: get your head around 1917 with our selection of novels and non-fiction

Revolutionary reading list: get your head around 1917 with our selection of novels and non-fiction

Expecto patriotism: the magical yet dark world of Russian Harry Potter rip-offs

Expecto patriotism: the magical yet dark world of Russian Harry Potter rip-offs

Stranger than fiction: the fantasy novels of Victor Pelevin reveal the reality of modern Russia

Stranger than fiction: the fantasy novels of Victor Pelevin reveal the reality of modern Russia