Book of the weekInternational Booker prizeReviewThe winner of this week’s Man Booker International prize has an extraordinary intensity unsurpassed in English-language fiction
The English-speaking literary world’s scandalous neglect of fiction in translation is surely a sign of complacency, for outside the safe little Shire of the English novel lurk fabulous creatures such as László Krasznahorkai, who is known to English-speaking readers for three novels translated from Hungarian by the poet George Szirtes. Read More...
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDsMoviesAs the Venice film festival turns 80, we pick the titles that capture the city’s allure, from desolate Don’t Look Now to romantic Summertime and Top Hat’s cheery glamour
This time next week I’ll be packing my bags for Venice, where the 80th edition of its annual film festival will unveil new films by Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Bradley Cooper, the late William Friedkin – an especially glistening lineup for an event never short on gloss. Read More...
Sean O'Hagan on photographyPhotographyFrom the African Choir posing like Vogue models to an Abyssinian prince adopted by an explorer, a new exhibition spotlights the first black people ever photographed in Britain
Hidden histories: the first black people photographed in Britain – in pictures The African Choir were a group of young South African singers that toured Britain between 1891 and 1893. They were formed to raise funds for a Christian school in their home country and performed for Queen Victoria at Osborne House, a royal residence on the Isle of Wight. Read More...
