Writers from George Eliot to Goethe put this Lombardy town on the map, then it fell out of fashion. Today it makes a picture-perfect alternative to the Italian lakes
The ancient settlement of Chiavenn…
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Faustus in Africa! review – William Kentridge’s devilishly clever twist on damnation ○
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Faustus is not damned alone in a parable about western hubris leading to war, colonialism and environmental exploitation
As told by Goethe and Marlowe, the story of Faust is of …
7 months ago
Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago – we’re still at it | Fatma Aydemir ○
Abortion is criminalised and stigmatised – and now the right has found a new female scapegoat in its US-style war on bodily autonomy
Every nation has literary classics that shape its cultural identity…
8 months ago
The reinvention of Catania – Sicily’s once crime-ridden second city ○
A decades-long crackdown on organised crime is opening up Catania, with previous no-go areas now welcoming tourists and new businesses. Discover its restaurants and bars before the prices catch up
In …
14 months ago
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – what happens when we die ○
The Nobel prize winner pushes at the veil between this world and the next in the immersive tale of a solitary fisherman
How should one write about death – not as experienced by those who merely witnes…
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