By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic London Book Fair is one of the most important events in the literary world, a meeting place for…
By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic When considering Zoya Boguslavskaya, the initial thought often gravitates towards her role as the devoted muse and wife…
By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic In the sentience of paradox, where shadow and light entwine, François Villon emerges as the quintessential voice of…
By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic In an age where history is often reduced to footnotes, Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes…
By Sara Bright The British novel, a sprawling, multifaceted entity, possesses a peculiar sentience; it breathes through centuries, adapting, challenging, and reflecting the currents of…
In an era where time is routinely monetised to the millisecond, the act of sitting quietly with a book might appear as anachronistic as writing…
By Sara Bright In an era when typewriters clattered and computers filled entire rooms, Stanisław Lem – a Polish philosopher wrapped in a science fiction…
By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic In the shadowed corridors of literary history, one name reverberates with a peculiar chill: Nikolai Gogol. Celebrated as…
By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic Material prepared from a conversation between poet, essayist, and literary critic Dmitry Bobyshev and writer Maria Bregman. Dmitry…
By Maria Bregman, writer and literary critic Ernest Hemingway remains one of the titans of twentieth-century literature, a figure whose life and work continue to exert…