By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. China's rise has now entered a critical new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable econo
The first novel, in revised form, from “possibly the best living writer in Britain” (The Daily Telegraph)In The Colour of Memory, six friends plot a nomadic course through their mid-twenties as they s
“A short, brilliant novel, The Search offers more in 150 pages than most books twice that length.” —The GuardianWalker meets Rachel at a glamorous party by the bay. When she turns up at his apartment
A wide-ranging analysis of Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker describes the author's 30-year fascination with the film and evaluates how it reflects both European cinema and the deepest desires of the human p
Geoff Dyer’s classic The Missing of the Somme is part travelogue, part meditation on remembrance—and completely, unabashedly, unlike any other book about the First World War. Through visits to battlef
