In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the... Læs mere
‘Harrowing, white-knuckled journey to hell’ Time
‘Fiction at its best, at once straightforward and subtle, entertaining and serious’ John Banville
‘A novel of immense authority and force’ Salman Rushdie
This, the first book-length study of the Spanish-Basque filmmaker Julio Medem in English, contains profound analysis of his life and films in the context of contemporary Spain and World... Læs mere
Winner of the William Faulkner Award for the Best First Novel
A gripping tale of international intrigue, secular conspiracy, religious hysteria and grim black humour in 1990s Jerusalem
‘He catches brilliantly the bitchiness among the hangers-on and hustlers, the mix of sentimentality and greed in so much movie talk’ Observer
Robert Stone's remarkable new novel is a thriller of razor-shart intensity: mysterious, erotic and deeply readable.