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Bengal calling

Delicate observations of daily life in a fast-changing Indian city. Patrick French reviews ‘Calcutta: Two Years in the City’ by Amit Chaudhuri

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Dragon rampant

A portrait of the Welsh rugby team on their way to the Grand Slam. A review of ‘Calon’, by Owen Sheers

Feb 1, 2013

The emotional wasteland

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

Feb 1, 2013

For whom the bell tolls

A history of our attitudes to death and the afterlife proves life-affirming. Ian Thomson reviews ‘The Undiscovered Country’, by Carl Watkins

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Permit for progress

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

The Monday Review

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In pinning the blame on surplus countries’ policies, a bearish analysis of the global economy overlooks the role of history

Small talk

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Lucy Caldwell: Who would I like to be stuck in a lift with? Chekhov. He knew how to live and was very kind

Jan 25, 2013

Apologies necessary

An entertaining study of the role manners have played in English history. George Pendle reviews ‘Sorry! The English and their Manners’, by Henry Hitchings

Jan 25, 2013

Everything but the glitz

A pop star’s memoir steers clear of celebrity excess. Isabel Berwick reviews ‘Bedsit Disco Queen’, by Tracey Thorn

Replicas of St Mark’s Campanile and the Doge’s Palace tower above an expansive square in Venice Water Town, Hangzhou ©Bianca Bosker Jan 25, 2013

Copycat constructions

The story behind China’s zeal for recreating western landmarks. Edwin Heathcote reviews ‘Original Copies’, by Bianca Bosker

Jan 25, 2013

Money spinners

A warning against get-rich gurus. Ellen Kelleher reviews ‘Pound Foolish’, by Helaine Olen

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Editor’s notes

A journalist’s attempt to master Chopin’s Ballade No 1 in stolen moments. A review of ‘Play It Again’, by Alan Rusbridger

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