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Fear and loathing in an era of global disaffection
HENRY BELL is fascinated by the underlying curiosities and contradictions of one of the great poets of the Mediterranean
DAVID RENTON recommends a books that explores the ways in which disabled people are made to feel both of and not part of this world
JONATHAN TAYLOR is fascinated by the philosophical problems that permeate the art of life-writing
GORDON PARSONS steps warily in between the lines of Britain’s most famous diarist
SIMON DUFF recommends a recording of Arvo Part that takes the listener on a pilgrimage through seemingly distant times and events of the Bible
Age of Anger
by Pankaj Mishra
(Penguin Books, £9.99)
AGE of Anger is a pessimistic study of global violence, political dysfunction and diminishing faith in progress.
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