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Literary Review 500th Issue Postcards | £3.99
A beautiful set of six postcards featuring reproductions of Chris Riddell’s portraits of recognisable literary figures, taken from recent covers of Literary Review. The authors include Frederick Douglass, T S Eliot, Philip Larkin, Sigmund Freud, Mary Wollstonecraft and Franz Kafka. Printed in the United Kingdom.
Literary Review Tote Bag | £15
This sturdy tote is made from reinforced canvas and features an illustration of our beloved, book-filled office on Lexington Street. Artwork by Nick Hayes. Fair trade production. Two colours are available – red and navy.
Literary Review Small Bag | £10
Our lightweight tote is made from 100% cotton with eco-friendly ink. Artwork by Nick Hayes. Fair trade production.
Chris Riddell Postcards | £7.50
Postcard set featuring eleven illustrations by artist Chris Riddell. The drawings are from the series Illustrations to Unwritten Books, published monthly in Literary Review. Printed in the United Kingdom in an edition of two hundred. Two sets available.
Back issues | from £5.50
Individual back issues of Literary Review, featuring the magazine’s inimitable cover art and sixty-four pages of lively content, are available to order.
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The Soviet double agent Oleg Gordievsky, who died yesterday, reviewed many books on Russia & spying for our pages. As he lived under threat of assassination, books had to be sent to him under ever-changing pseudonyms. Here are a selection of his pieces:
Literary Review - For People Who Devour Books
Book reviews by Oleg Gordievsky
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The Soviet Union might seem the last place that the art duo Gilbert & George would achieve success. Yet as the communist regime collapsed, that’s precisely what happened.
@StephenSmithWDS wonders how two East End gadflies infiltrated the Eastern Bloc.
Stephen Smith - From Russia with Lucre
Stephen Smith: From Russia with Lucre - Gilbert & George and the Communists by James Birch
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The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 has long been regarded as a historical watershed – but did it mark the start of a new era or the culmination of longer-term trends?
Philip Snow examines the question.
Philip Snow - Death from the Clouds
Philip Snow: Death from the Clouds - Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan by Richard Overy
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