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Pathologies
Kathleen Jamie
‘It felt surprisingly good to be part of that rough tribe of the mortal.’
An Open Letter to Mbeki
Petina Gappah
‘You are human, Mr Mbeki, and are therefore prey to the resentments and obstinacies that plague the mere mortal.’
Musa Qala, Afghanistan | Dispatches
James Holland
‘As I discovered, many Afghans still believe that the Taliban offers security.’
End of the Pier Show
Michael Hofmann
‘They were fascinated / by what they seemed to have contained.’
The Joy of Difficulty
Lavinia Greenlaw
‘did you breathe differently / as if equipped with an aqualung’
May We Be Forgiven
A.M. Homes
‘Now I understand the meaning of — it just happened. Or — it was an accident.’
Subject+Object:
A shining monument of loss
Aleksandar Hemon
‘My grandmother was not my grandmother.’
