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Book review: Asunder by Chloe Aridjis hinges on real-life 1914 defacement of a painting of Venus in London's National Gallery

The National Gallery in London, the setting for Chloe Aridjis' novel Asunder. George Rose / Getty Images

Some of the best prose in Chloe Aridjis’ second novel, set in the National Gallery in London, describes the attack on Velazquez’s Rokeby Venus by the knife-wielding Mary Richardson to protest the imprisonment of a fellow suffragette, Anna Aslanyan writes Read Article Book review: Asunder by Chloe Aridjis hinges on real-life 1914 defacement of a painting of Venus in London's National Gallery

Rajiv Rajendra novel about a fixed cricket league hits uncomfortably close to home

The timing of the reissue of Rajiv Rajendra's crime thriller couldn't be better – or worse – depending on whether you're a book publicist or a cricket fan. Read Article Rajiv Rajendra novel about a fixed cricket league hits uncomfortably close to home

Book review: The Honey Guide snares the reader from the start

Mollel, a Kenyan policeman, is relentless in trying to find the killer of a young prostitute in this Richard Crompton thriller Read Article Book review: The Honey Guide snares the reader from the start

Book review: Snapper's characters are meticulously crafted in this ode to Indiana

A bit thin on plot, but the people are as colourful as the birds in Brian Kimberling's novel Snapper Read Article Book review: Snapper's characters are meticulously crafted in this ode to Indiana

Book review: Darwin scholar Peter Bowler's intellectually playful look at 'what if'.

Would evolutionary theory be any different if Charles Darwin had met a watery demise while aboard the HMS Beagle, author asks. Read Article Book review: Darwin scholar Peter Bowler's intellectually playful look at 'what if'.

Book review: Clive James's translation of Dante without annotations is earnest but confusing

Dante's writing is enjoying renewed interest, fuelled in part by Dan Brown's latest novel and Clive James's translation of The Divine Comedy, Steve Donoghue writes Read Article Book review: Clive James's translation of Dante without annotations is earnest but confusing

Book review: this look at the historical origins of the Quran is worth a read

Book by Bahgat Elnadi and Adel Rifaat, two French-Egyptian authors, helps us understand the Quran on a deeper level Read Article Book review: this look at the historical origins of the Quran is worth a read

Moving mountains: The Afghan-American best-selling author Khaled Hosseini on his new novel

Khaled Hosseini says a thin line separates him from his fellow countrymen in Afghanistan. Read Article Moving mountains: The Afghan-American best-selling author Khaled Hosseini on his new novel

Success is not all down to hard work and determination says Malcolm Gladwell

The author Malcolm Gladwell says that to truly succeed, our backgrounds do count and we should accept help from others. And it may take 10,000 hours of hard work. Read Article Success is not all down to hard work and determination says Malcolm Gladwell

Required reading: great heists

With Chopard jewels worth millions of dollars stolen at Cannes this past weekend, we look at the books to read on some of the world's greatest heists. Read Article Required reading: great heists

Laysh is speaking volumes about Arabs and reading

Arab teens are avid readers, and here's the proof. Read Article Laysh is speaking volumes about Arabs and reading

Khaled Hosseini's new novel captures the Afghan experience at home and abroad

The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns deserved to be international best-sellers, but Hosseini's new novel, And the Mountains Echoed, shows him progressing as a writer Read Article Khaled Hosseini's new novel captures the Afghan experience at home and abroad

Outlining the future in an age of transformation

The director general of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research wonders where the digital revolutions will take us. Read Article Outlining the future in an age of transformation

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