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An exceptional linguist who brought Asterix to the English
A finely wrought, heartfelt consideration of artists’ attempts — from Giotto to Picasso — to represent the after life
An erudite memoir reveals the secrets behind the discovery of Old Master paintings
A droll guide to the movie that introduced a generation of schoolboys to the war film
A volcano of talent who never missed an opportunity
An account of the composer’s music and life in his adopted home city provides a vivid, rounded picture
‘Mars by 1980’ is a beguiling history of electronic music — from Stockhausen to Kraftwerk via ‘Dr Who’
In ‘The Warm South’, Robert Holland explores how southern Europe captured English hearts and minds
‘Peggy to her Playwrights’ is an impressive selection of the caustic letters of one of Britain’s most celebrated theatrical agents
Online dealers have caused mid-market volumes to fall in value, experts say
Danny Leigh selects his mid-year reads
Jackie Wullschlager selects her mid-year reads
One of America’s greatest novelists rose to fame with ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’
A study of British painting is a compelling account of a great time in modern art
In her last work, the late Linda Nochlin finds a 19th-century social critique in realist art more often lauded for line, form and colour
From Hay-on-Wye to niche events, book lovers are spoilt for choice
A bracing pluralism courses through this impressive new collection of essays
A novelist’s meditation on photography makes unexpected connections
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his mid-year reads
Edwin Heathcote selects his mid-year reads
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The singer-songwriter vividly recaptures a lost moment in British music
An astute chronicler of human life who was born into Hollywood glamour
