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Foreign correspondents reveal the bestsellers, surprise hits and books everyone is talking about

16 April 2020

  • Ljubljana city centre in lockdown.

    Lockdown has split Slovenia in two: those safe at home, and low-paid workers

    As social distancing becomes the new norm in Ljubljana, some workers have noticeably less protection, writes novelist Miha Mazzini

15 April 2020

  • the Gothic quarter in Barcelona on 7 April.

    The EU was created to keep nationalism in check. Coronavirus is a dangerous test

    Javier Cercas
    History shows that nationalism thrives in times of crisis. With the pandemic bringing mass death and economic catastrophe, the EU’s response has been slow, stingy and fearful

19 March 2020

  • Coronavirus tougher lockdown measures kicked-in in Italy<br>epa08289750 Sanitization operations in progress due to the Coronavirus emergency, in Padua, Italy, 12 March 2020. Tougher lockdown measures kicked-in in Italy on the day after Italian Premier Conte announced the day earlier that all non-essential shops should close as part of the effort to contain the coronavirus. Italy is on a nationwide lockdown until 03 April due to the novel cCovid-19 oronavirus crisis. EPA/NICOLA FOSSELLA

    How Italian booklovers are coping in the coronavirus lockdown

    Readers across the country are recommending books as publishers, writers, bookshops and libraries attempt to keep joy in people’s lives

12 March 2020

  • Istanbul University

    The Turkish poet imprisoned for 26 years for a crime he did not commit

    Memories of freedom, love and companionship fill the poems of İlhan Çomak, who was arrested at the age of 22

9 December 2019

  • German magazine Der Spiegel reveals fake scandal<br>epa07242034 German journalist Claas Relotius holds his award trophy of the Reemtsma Liberty Award, a German journalist award, in Berlin, Germany, 22 March 2017 (issued 20 December 2018). German weekly magazine ‘Der Spiegel’ announced on 19 December 2018 that their reporter Claas Relotius had falsified a number of stories in the past years. This was uncovered by his colleague Juan Moreno after he worked together with Relotius on the story ‘Jaegers Grenze’ (Jaeger’s border’). EPA/GOLEJEWSKI/EVENTPRESS MANDATORY CREDIT ‘EVENTPRESS/GOLEJEWSKI/EPA-EFE’

    The inside story of Germany’s biggest scandal since the Hitler diaries

    The furore surrounding Der Spiegel journalist Claas Relotius is back, with a book by the colleague who exposed him

23 November 2019

  • FRANCE-LITERATURE-ZENITER-PORTRAIT<br>French writer Alice Zeniter poses during a photo session in Manosque, southeastern France, on September 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

    'There is a thirst for writers of mixed heritage': what is France reading?

    The bestseller lists are full of conflicts past and present. Is it any surprise in a country still traumatised by terrorist attacks?
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