Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 45 No. 24

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Choice is the defining issue of the twenty-first century. As the #MeToo movement extends its legal, social, and political reach around the world, the topic of consent has come under particular scrutiny. Shakespeare on…

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A groundbreaking new history of the people at the centre of Europe, from the Second World War to todayIn 1945, Germany lay in ruins, morally and materially. The German people stood condemned by history, responsible for a horrifying genocide…

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A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world.When the men and women of the island of Guanahani first made contact with Christopher…

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A fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, pre-eminent in the history of the printed book.Aldus Manutius is perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book: in Venice, Europe’s capital of printing, he invented the italic type…

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Translated from French by Mark PolizzottiWinner of an English PEN AwardShortlisted for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle/Gregg Barrios Prize for Translated Literature.A new masterwork of satire,…

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A magnificent new biography of the founder of ImpressionismIn the course of a long and exceptionally creative life, Claude Monet revolutionized painting and made some of the most iconic images in western art. Misunderstood and mocked at the…

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Translated from French by Jordan StumpLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2022A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTIt was while we were weeding the sorghum field that Mama taught me most of her memories of the Rwanda that used…

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A deep history of how Renaissance Italy and the Spanish empire were shaped by a lingering fascination with breeding.The Renaissance is celebrated for the belief that individuals could fashion themselves to greatness, but there is a dark…

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Brutalist Paris is the first thoroughly researched, English language study of Parisian Brutalist architecture. It constructs a unique photographic record of over 50 buildings across Paris and brings a new interpretation of Brutalism in…

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'Utterly brilliant . . . Authoritative, lively and profoundly human, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand post-World War II Europe' Julia Boyd'One of the best young historians writing in English today. . .…

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'It's often said that books are compulsory reading, but this book really is compulsory. You cannot understand slavery, or British Empire, without it' Sathnam Sanghera Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic…

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Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? Zadie Smith returns with her first historical novel.Kilburn, 1873. The 'Tichborne Trial' has captivated the widowed Scottish housekeeper Mrs Eliza Touchet and all of…

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'Masterful . . . has much to say to our times' Guardian'Begs to be read' Spectator'A luminous, thought-provoking novel' Esi Edugyan, author of Washington BlackIn 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife,…