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Three Revolutions by Simon Hall review – how Russia, China and Cuba changed forever
A historian explores eyewitness accounts of the most dramatic political unpheavals of the 20th century
If the word “revolution” implies, etymologically, a world turned around, then what unfolded in Russia in 1917 was just that. Everything changed. Old-school deference was dead; the proletariat was in power.
The communist American journalist John Reed witnessed a contretemps that captured the suddenness of the change. In simpler times, sailors would have yielded to senior ministers, but on the day of the storming of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, they weren’t having it. When, in a last-ditch effort to save the Provisional Government, two liberal grandees demanded that they be let in, one of the sailors replied, “We will spank you! And if necessary we will shoot you too. Go home now, and leave us in peace!”
‘Intense’ novel about robot abused by her boyfriend/owner wins Arthur C Clarke science fiction award
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer wins £2,025 for ‘compelling tale that, like all good stories about robots, is ultimately about the human condition’
A novel told from the perspective of a robot girlfriend has been named winner of the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction.
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is “a tightly focused first-person account of a robot designed to be the perfect companion, who struggles to become free,” said chair of judges, the academic Andrew M Butler. The speculative novel follows Annie, the narrator, programmed to cater to the needs of her boyfriend/owner Doug, who treats her in a way that would be abusive if she were human.
Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war
Victoria Amelina wins with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War while Donal Ryan takes the award for political fiction with an intimate portrait of an Irish town
A novelist killed in the Ukraine war has won the Orwell prize for political writing.
Victoria Amelina, who died in July 2023 from injuries sustained in a Russian bombing of a restaurant in Kramatorsk, won the prize with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War.
Review: Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell | Summary |
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell is a psychological suspense novel with Nina as protagonist mourning her husband’s death, but a condolence card from an old friend changes the mood. Is something cooking? Let’s find out…. “He’s the perfect man & surely It’s a perfect lie.Nina is surprised when she received condolence from Nick, […]
Ciputra Hanoi International City – A Premier Living Destination in Hanoi
Ciputra Hanoi International City – A Premier Living Destination for Expats families and professionals in Hanoi Overview Ciputra Hanoi International City (also known as Nam Thang Long Urban Area) is one of the first and largest international urban developments in Hanoi. Developed by the Ciputra Group (Indonesia) in partnership with UDIC, the project spans over 300 hectares, offering a green, modern, and well-planned living environment ideal ...
