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Sankofa: Why Africa’s Future Demands a Reckoning with Its Past
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Yodith Gideon’s Sankofa examines the systemic architecture draining Africa’s wealth — from raw gold and cocoa to currencies printed in Paris — based on twenty-six years of insider observation.
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Georgi Gospodinov’s International Booker-winning novel is a tender, unsettling study of memory, politics and Europe’s hunger for lost time Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter, translated from Bulgarian by Angela Rodel, begins...
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Samantha Harvey’s Booker-winning novel looks at the planet from above, and finds human responsibility rather than escape Samantha Harvey’s Orbital is a brief, luminous novel about six astronauts circling Earth...
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Pankaj Mishra’s urgent book asks whether the moral language of the postwar order can survive its own contradictions Pankaj Mishra’s The World After Gaza is not a calm book, and...
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Isaac Hammouch’s new essay on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi approaches the case not only as a shocking murder, but as a revealing test of international power, justice and political...
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Brussels — Journalist and political essayist Isaac Hammouch is set to release a new book in the coming weeks titled The Murder of Khashoggi: A State Crime? The Responsibility of...
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During the Christmas season, millions of people return to church - even those who have long since drifted away from religious life. They listen to the story of Mary, Joseph...
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Korruption – Wenn Eigennutz vor Gemeinwohl steht by Thomas and David Schirrmacher is a concise yet profoundly informative examination of corruption as a global, systemic problem. In clear and accessible...
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There's a profound depth to the emotional turmoil and social constraints depicted in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" that resonates with your understanding of love. This iconic novel explores the complexities...
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Transformation is at the heart of J.R.R. Tolkien's renowned work, "The Hobbit." As you journey alongside Bilbo Baggins, you will discover how this unassuming hobbit evolves from a home-loving creature...
