Francis Alÿs is a Belgian-born artist based in Mexico with a long-term interest in the current affairs of the Middle East. Knots’n Dust has been organized by the Beirut Art Centre and was on display in Lebanon in spring this year. Through animation, drawings, paintings and sculpture, Alÿs explores two themes ‒ the complexities of knots Read More
This must be one of the most shocking novels of 2017. In it, the author recounts the ordeal of a violent and abusive marriage. Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2018 and the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018, longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2018, it has also been nominated as Book of the Year by Read More
Elif Batuman has had remarkable success with her debut novel, The Idiot. The American author, academic and journalist has long been a non-fiction writer for The New Yorker, but her turn to fiction has already garnered her critical acclaim – she was a Pulitzer prize finalist and made it onto the shortlist for the Women’s Read More
