The Miniaturist
Like Henrik Ibsen’s Nora Helmer, Petronella Oortman appears to be living the dolls’ house life at the start of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist. It is 1686, and 18-years old Petronella has just been married off to the older and much
The Miniaturist
Like Henrik Ibsen’s Nora Helmer, Petronella Oortman appears to be living the dolls’ house life at the start of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist. It is 1686, and 18-years old Petronella has just been married off to the older and much
July Crisis: The World’s Descent into War, Summer 1914
The centenary of the Great War has prompted a kind of collective introspection among the nations that participated in this slow-moving, brutal slog. New books, articles, exhibitions and documentaries attempt to piece together the narrative arc of “the war to
July Crisis: The World’s Descent into War, Summer 1914
The centenary of the Great War has prompted a kind of collective introspection among the nations that participated in this slow-moving, brutal slog. New books, articles, exhibitions and documentaries attempt to piece together the narrative arc of “the war to
Everyone I Love Is A Stranger To Someone
Annelyse Gelman is a fearless writer. Unafraid of vulnerability, of her own sublime awkwardness, of delving deeply into pain, she reaches out towards her readers with her emotional transparency, which is never mawkish, never self-indulgent, but self-aware, wise and
Everyone I Love Is A Stranger To Someone
Annelyse Gelman is a fearless writer. Unafraid of vulnerability, of her own sublime awkwardness, of delving deeply into pain, she reaches out towards her readers with her emotional transparency, which is never mawkish, never self-indulgent, but self-aware, wise and
Much Ado About Fracking
“Politics begins in disappointment”. So goes Simon Critchley’s useful aphorism.[1] Naomi Klein’s version thereof could go “politics begins in missed appointments” – from the first warning shots about a “metabolic rift with nature” during the industrial revolution, through to
Much Ado About Fracking
“Politics begins in disappointment”. So goes Simon Critchley’s useful aphorism.[1] Naomi Klein’s version thereof could go “politics begins in missed appointments” – from the first warning shots about a “metabolic rift with nature” during the industrial revolution, through to
Listening to — notes on a song
I Three conversations. With pairs who appear to be speaking to — duos dueling — rather than with. Even if they might well be attempting to; perhaps especially as they are trying particularly hard to. A triptych — of cacaphony,
Listening to — notes on a song
I Three conversations. With pairs who appear to be speaking to — duos dueling — rather than with. Even if they might well be attempting to; perhaps especially as they are trying particularly hard to. A triptych — of cacaphony,
Bamboo Heart by Ann Bennett
Ann Bennett’s Bamboo Heart begins with Tom Ellis, a captive of the Japanese working on the Death Railway in 1943, in solitary confinement. It is in these opening pages and the narrow confines of his pit prison that we learn
Bamboo Heart by Ann Bennett
Ann Bennett’s Bamboo Heart begins with Tom Ellis, a captive of the Japanese working on the Death Railway in 1943, in solitary confinement. It is in these opening pages and the narrow confines of his pit prison that we learn
No Such Thing as the People’s Bomb
Just at this moment, amongst a half-decade-long explosion in thinking about the structural violence of neoliberal capital, Eric Schlosser has released a work on the ultimate sovereign ability to declare exception: the spectacular violence of nuclear weapons. While Schlosser’s book
No Such Thing as the People’s Bomb
Just at this moment, amongst a half-decade-long explosion in thinking about the structural violence of neoliberal capital, Eric Schlosser has released a work on the ultimate sovereign ability to declare exception: the spectacular violence of nuclear weapons. While Schlosser’s book
The Affirmation of Poetry
Do you read Harper’s Magazine? You know, the “oldest general-interest monthly in America … with its emphasis on fine writing and original thought … with a unique perspective on politics, society, the environment, and culture”? They published an article back
The Affirmation of Poetry
Do you read Harper’s Magazine? You know, the “oldest general-interest monthly in America … with its emphasis on fine writing and original thought … with a unique perspective on politics, society, the environment, and culture”? They published an article back
Destination Cambodia
Cambodia. Democratic Kampuchea. Khmer Rouge. Angkor Wat. For more than 30 years, Cambodia has been remembered as the country with a tragic past, or the country that comes with a UNESCO temple site which exists outside of the remembrance of
Destination Cambodia
Cambodia. Democratic Kampuchea. Khmer Rouge. Angkor Wat. For more than 30 years, Cambodia has been remembered as the country with a tragic past, or the country that comes with a UNESCO temple site which exists outside of the remembrance of
Rafael Epstein: Prisoner X
Early last year, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation broke an incredible story about Australian lawyer working in Israel who had been moonlighting for the Mossad. Somehow he ran afoul of the law and, after being charged with treason, hung himself
Rafael Epstein: Prisoner X
Early last year, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation broke an incredible story about Australian lawyer working in Israel who had been moonlighting for the Mossad. Somehow he ran afoul of the law and, after being charged with treason, hung himself
Singapore Review of Books 