My Brilliant Friend Capote Truman Parini's engaging novel of intellectual

Parini's engaging novel of intellectual and personal history re-imagines the life of essayist and philosopher Walter Benjamin

Bug Week is a scalpel-clean examination of male entitlement

One of the most imaginative minds alive retells the greatest stories in history - the Greek Myths

The two form an uneasy relationship

gives the dying man a final chance to recall who he really is

My Brilliant Friend Capote Truman Parini's engaging novel of intellectualThe story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else, as their friendship, beautifully and meticulously rendered, becomes a not always perfect shelter from hardship. A memorable portrait of two women, My Brilliant Friend is also the story of a nation. Through the lives of Elena and