c o n t e n t s c h i l dr e n ’s b o ok s 73 Philip Womack f i c t i on 74 George Gömöri

Parallel Stories Péter Nádas 75 Jonathan Beckman

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach 76 Anthony Cummins

The Third Reich Roberto Bolaño 77 David Annand

80 Simon Baker

The Balloonist MacDonald Harris 81 Michael Jacobs

Desolation Island Adolfo García Ortega

82 Lucy Popescu Silenced Voices 84 Jessica Mann Crime 31 Crossword 86 Poetry Competition 57 LR Bookshop 88 LR Classifieds

We Others: New and Selected Stories Steven Millhauser 77 Peter Clark on the fiction of the Arab Spring 78 Anna Aslanyan

Apricot Jam & Other Stories Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 79 Jonathan Barnes

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The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall Paul Torday

Correction In Hazhir Teimourian’s review of The Pigeon Wars of Damascus by Marius Kociejowski in the November 2011 issue of Literary Review, he states of Sulayman, Abed and Yasser that ‘they cheer whenever they hear that an American soldier has been blown up by al-Qaeda in Iraq.’ This is not the case and Mr Teimourian apologises for the mistake.

A Little History of the World Illustrated Edition E. H. Gombrich This new illustrated edition of Gombrich’s international bestseller is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history. ‘A delight for all ages. The pages sparkle with the learned author’s wit and wisdom.’ – Ben Schott, The Observer 200 colour illus. £25.00

Losing It In which an Aging Professor laments his shrinking Brain… William Ian Miller Covering issues that range from retirement rituals and the art of complaining to vengeance strategies and going out in style, Miller gives us a unique and more candid way of thinking about growing old and how the indignities of ageing might be experienced without entirely ‘losing it’. 4 b/w illus. £18.99

Infinite Jest Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine Constance C. McPhee and Nadine M. Orenstein An entertaining and informative look at some of the finest examples of caricatures and other satirical works, dating from about 1500 to the present. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Distributed by Yale University Press 207 colour + 4 b/w illus. £30.00

Unpacking My Library Writers and Their Books Edited by Leah Price A gorgeous second volume in the popular Unpacking My Library series, this book explores the bookshelves of thirteen favourite novelists – amongst them Philip Pullman, Junot Díaz, Rebecca Goldstein, Lev Grossman, Jonathan Lethem, Claire Messud and James Wood – and uncovers the stories behind their lifetimes of reading and writing. 270 colour illus. £16.00

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