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The surprising origins of The Prisoner of Zenda, the ultimate swashbuckling tale of derring-do

Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books

A combination of deep thinking, a fascination with the everyday and a playful wit produced some of the most groundbreaking fiction of the 20th century

Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books

The six pieces reproduced here offer glimpses of Palestinian humanity as the horror grew, from its first minutes into subsequent months

Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, books and cinema

An intelligent and fearless French novel of clear-eyed anger digs deep into contemporary morality

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema and books

Three architects pitch monuments to massacres in Lara Haworth’s debut novel about who gets to write history

Jeff Young’s Wild Twin is an uncompromisingly honest memoir of a lost teenage soul, of adventure, rebellion and the echoes of memory

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In the meantime, the Irish literary scene is thriving

Our writers’ rundown of the pick of the week’s books, theatre and streaming

Hanna Pylväinen’s new novel is a haunting tale of love and conflict set in the Sápmi lands of northern Europe in the 19th century

The exotic world of James Bond was also that of his creator, Ian Fleming

How a Frenchman in a ruined château poisoned western politics

Where did Putin come from?

From the Dutch golden age through Manchester and Margate to the place where three European nations meet; a selection of unmissable reads

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema and books

Tech billionaires want to reverse ageing – and even cheat death. But scientist Venki Ramakrishnan says they are chasing a mirage

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, streaming and books

As the New European approaches a landmark, we look back at some of the gems – from expansive histories to personal stories – uncovered on these pages since 2016

The writer who risked his life to watch his own books burned by Nazis – so he could write about it

He was only truly fulfilled when either in the air or writing about being in the air

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming and books

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books and streaming

Self-service libraries with automated kiosks are taking over. But we lose librarians at our peril

Writing during the turbulent regime of Enver Hoxha led the writer into compromise – as well as greatness

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, books and streaming

Meanwhile, in Newark, Robert Jenrick appears to fancy himself as future Tory leader

From remote Spain to the US Midwest via the Eternal City and Moominland, here are 10 must-reads for those long, warm days ahead

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, television and books