Lucy Popescu
Articles by Lucy Popescu
Book review: A Nose and Three Eyes
Ihsan Abdel Kouddous's classic novel is published in English for the first time
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Book review: James by Percival Everett
The perspective we didn't hear in "Huckleberry Finn"
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Book review: The Wizard of the Kremlin
A novel that dares to get under the skin of Vladimir Putin
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Book review: Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius
This epic novel depicts the lives of the indigenous Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and their struggle for survival and justice over multiple generations
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Book review: The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant
The novel is a powerful reminder of the many reasons people move and how generational memories shape our identities
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Book review: Victory City by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie's new novel is an epic tale with a feminist slant that speaks to his belief in the power of the written word
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Book review: Cocoon
This epic novel by Zhang Yueran is a stunning evocation of China’s recent past.
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Book review: Best of Friends
Kamila Shamsie's latest novel is a story of female friendship, set between London and Karachi.
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Book review: The Slowworm’s Song
Andrew Miller’s tale of a former soldier seeking redemption was published close to the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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Book review: Iron Curtain
Vesna Goldsworthy’s beautifully crafted romance is set to the east and west of the Iron Curtain.
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Abandonment issues
"The Lost Daughter", adapted from Elena Ferrante’s novel, brings her bold tale of motherhood and loss to the big screen.
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Book review: The Travel Writing Tribe
A new book maps the changing face of travel writing, once seen as the domain of white middle class men.
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Book review: Dreamland
Set on the Kent coast, Rosa Rankin-Gee's dystopia of rising sea levels and relocation paints a startling vision of the future.
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Book review: Dostoevsky in Love
A credible and sensitive portrait of the Russian novelist's deepest feelings and inner demons, told through the three great relationships of his life.
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Book Review: Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet
When Ali Smith began her project of writing topical fiction in 2016, she could not have predicted what was to come.
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Book review: Pravda Ha Ha
Why does Europe’s trauma keep resurfacing? Rory Maclean embarks on a journey to confront new lies and old terrors.
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Book review: My Name is Why
Lemn Sissay's astonishing story is testament to the power of poetry.
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Book review: Under Pressure
Faruk Šehić's novel, an unflinching account of the conflict in Bosnia, explores the futility and brutality of war.
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Book review: Manchester Happened
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's collection of short stories delves into the lives of Ugandans in England.
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Book review: Testament
Kim Sherwood's novel is thoughtful examination of love and trauma.
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Book review: In Search of Mary Shelley
Fiona Sampson's perceptive biography illuminates Shelley's remarkably intense and productive life.
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Book review: Warlight
Michael Ondaatje's latest novel explores the unreliability of memory.
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Book review: The Impostor
Javier Cercas' "novel without fiction" is a fascinating analysis of a nation in denial.
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Book review: The Gurugu Pledge
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel's novel follows the fortunes of a group of African migrants trying to get to Europe.
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1956: A year to remember
A cultural history of 1956 shows how this single year helped define an era.
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The lessons of online disgrace
Jon Ronson's new book shows that everyone is fair game.
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