DAVID YEARSLEY is fascinated by the account of four composers who transformed their experiences of the second world war and the Holocaust into deeply moving works of art
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Best of 2018: Books
by MARJORIE MAYO
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PETER MASON thrills to the sound of south London-born Yussef Dayes, and the galaxy of musicians drawn into his orbit
From post-human revolution in Puerto Rico to trans poetics and queer mythmaking, these three books that imagine new ways of being together
JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
Re-releases from Iain Matthews, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Charlie Daniels Band
JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems
DANNY DORLING’S Peak Inequality (Policy Press) has been described as providing an all-you-need-to-know guide to inequality in Britain today and it once again demonstrates the importance of his writings in providing a critical understanding of injustice in its multiple manifestations.
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