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Bitter legacy of Franz Kafka
Tony Paterson: Things are moving in the battle for the ownership of the author's unpublished papers.
Inside Features
On the agenda: Press Photographer's Year exhibition; Don’t Stop Believing; IF: Milton Keynes International Festival; Granta magazine; Comme des Garçons
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Take it to the bank: The Pulitzer-nominated Adam Haslett gets intimate with the global banking meltdown
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Praise has flown in from every quarter for the debut novel by the Pulitzer-nominated author Adam Haslett, one of the first fictional takes on the financial meltdown, viewed through the prism of a crisis of masculinity
Indy Choice: Best of the new books
Friday, 16 July 2010
Enrich your mind with a selection of the latest fiction and non fiction books.
Cultural Life: Paloma Faith, singer
Friday, 16 July 2010
Music: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 'Dig, Lazurus, Dig!!!', Edith Piaf "La Vie en Rose", Billie Holiday "Lady Sings the Blues", Lavern Baker "Voodoo Voodoo", Wynonie Harris 'Greatest Hits', Rufus Wainwright 'Want Two', and Erykah Badu 'Mama's Gun'.
Sounds, scores and stories: Does new writing about music match the magic of its themes?
Friday, 16 July 2010
Boyd Tonkin looks at the pitfalls of criticism and recommends books to enjoy when the last chords fade away
Philip Larkin - Rhythm and rhyme
Thursday, 15 July 2010
A new box set of Philip Larkin's favourite jazz focuses on the pre-war trad he adored – but the poet was no musical stick-in-the- mud. In fact, says Sholto Byrnes, he was one of our most incisive jazz critics
Spread the word: The rise of the literary night out
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Forget book clubs – discerning readers now prefer literary salons and themed evenings where best-selling authors perform for their fans.
Tapping power of dreams
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Christina Patterson: 'Inception' stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief invading people's dreams. But he's not the only one inspired by nocturnal visions
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