World Literature

Deep Work at Dollarton

1947 saw the publication of Under the Volcano, a novel written by a prodigiously hapless alcoholic who had spent much of the previous decade occupying…

Irish Literature

The Vault of Feeling

Kevin Stevens’s assured new novel explores the difficulties faced by a young immigrant of Arab and Muslim background in small-town America, difficulties which include racism…

World History

Utopia Postponed

If the financial relationship between the US and Europe after World War Two can be symbolised by the Marshall Plan pumping billions of dollars across…

World Literature

Words and Glances

Henry James’s great novel, with its melding of the social and psychological aspects of character, represented a broad bridge connecting the societal narratives mastered by…