SAHAR MARANLOU explores a novella, newly translated and republished in English that tells the history of Iran through women’s bodies

CHRISTOPHE DOMEC relishes a dizzyingly precise fiction that relays the problem of reporting the truth

DAVID NICHOLSON applauds the revival of a joyous production that deals with choirs, competitions and communism

New releases from Peruvian Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, Leve Leve: Sao Tome & Principe, and South African BCUC

MARY DAVIS welcomes a remarkable documentary about the general strike — politically spot on, and featuring accounts from the strikers themselves — that is available for screenings

MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review The Stranger, Undertone, and Outcome