Homecomings, fantasies, food and ghosts – how the myth of eternal return keeps the Italian diaspora in a state of longing

Homecomings, fantasies, food and ghosts – how the myth of eternal return keeps the Italian diaspora in a state of longing

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As AI’s endless clichés continue to encroach on human art, the true uniqueness of our creativity is becoming ever clearer

I am banned from working now, but as I look back on my long, challenging career in Afghanistan I feel hope for the future

A French train driver’s 20-year career across the tracks is distilled into a remarkable free-verse novel about the rhythms of work

As I read 200 books from different regions, I gained a clarity news reports seldom give, says journalist and author Pushpinder Khaneka

For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could do, says journalist Sophia Smith Galer

Even the census ignores them, but multilinguals could hold the key to Britain’s social and economic future, says science journalist Laura Spinney

Meet Clara Dupont-Monod in conversation with translator Ben Facini. She will present And the Stones Cry Out (S’adapter), which was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt in 2021 and was awarded the Prix Go...