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Made In America By Bill Bryson

Still divided by a language that is far from common Dean Godson MADE IN AMERICA by Bill Bryson Secker. £15. pp. 464 One of the few traces of modesty in this popular history of......

After Cavafy

After Cavafy The people had grown neglectful Concerning the day set apart as holy, For theirs, as the priests conceded, Was a highly mobile and leisure-orientated Existence, and......

Deep River By Shusaku Endo

Heavy themes with a light touch Peregrine Hodson DEEP RIVER by Shusaku Endo Peter Owen, £15.95, pp. 216 Shusaku Endo is a strong candidate to win Japan's next Nobel prize for......