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WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
Heroes in the Evening Mist by William Ash
A powerful novel on post-colonial liberation and the issues faced by revolutionary governments when in power
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
WILLIAM ASH (1917-2014) lived a full revolutionary life, one that combined direct action and careful study.
Born in the US, after serving in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish civil war, he continued his fight against fascism by joining the Royal Canadian Air Force in WWII, during which time he was captured, imprisoned and escaped.
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