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3 months ago

Faustus in Africa! review – William Kentridge’s devilishly clever twist on damnation

Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Faustus is not damned alone in a parable about western hubris leading to war, colonialism and environmental exploitation

As told by Goethe and Marlowe, the story of Faust is of …

4 months ago

Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago – we’re still at it | Fatma Aydemir

Abortion is criminalised and stigmatised – and now the right has found a new female scapegoat in its US-style war on bodily autonomy

Every nation has literary classics that shape its cultural identity…

5 months ago

The reinvention of Catania – Sicily’s once crime-ridden second city

A decades-long crackdown on organised crime is opening up Catania, with previous no-go areas now welcoming tourists and new businesses. Discover its restaurants and bars before the prices catch up

In …

11 months ago

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – what happens when we die

The Nobel prize winner pushes at the veil between this world and the next in the immersive tale of a solitary fisherman

How should one write about death – not as experienced by those who merely witnes…

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