©National Army Museum
ESSAY
Feb 1, 2013
A new history of the first Anglo-Afghan war from 1839 to 1842 describes the consequences of political ignorance and military folly in the region. Review by Anatol Lieven
©Magnum
NON-FICTION
Feb 1, 2013
Delicate observations of daily life in a fast-changing Indian city. Patrick French reviews ‘Calcutta: Two Years in the City’ by Amit Chaudhuri
©Edward McGowan
FICTION
Feb 1, 2013
This literary hit about the writing of a play for a feminist theatre group blurs the lines between fiction and real life. Review by Emily Stokes
©AFP
Matthew Engel
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NON-FICTION
Feb 1, 2013
A portrait of the Welsh rugby team on their way to the Grand Slam. A review of ‘Calon’, by Owen Sheers
FICTION
Feb 1, 2013
A collection of fine stories. Natalie Whittle reviews ‘Something Like Happy’, by John Burnside
NON-FICTION
Feb 1, 2013
This collection shows the poet’s unravelling domestic life. Henry Hitchings reviews ‘The Letters of TS Eliot, Volume 4’, edited by Valerie Eliot and John Haffenden
NON-FICTION
Feb 1, 2013
A history of our attitudes to death and the afterlife proves life-affirming. Ian Thomson reviews ‘The Undiscovered Country’, by Carl Watkins
Feb 1, 2013
Reviews of ‘The Universe Versus Alex Woods’ by Gavin Extence;’ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ by Rachel Joyce; ‘Raising Girls’ by Steve Biddulph
©Otto Dov Kulka
ESSAY
Jan 25, 2013
The devastating account of a survivor sent to Auschwitz as an 11-year-old boy. Simon Schama reviews ‘Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death’, by Otto Dov Kulka
©Magnum/Raghu Rai
NON-FICTION
Jan 25, 2013
Government must do more than get out of the way if India’s rise is to continue. Edward Luce reviews ‘India Grows at Night’, by Gurcharan Das
