Suzi Feay

The pursuit of beauty

In this enigmatic novella, Michelangelo travels to Constantinople to advise the Sultan on building a bridge across the Golden Horn

issue 08 December 2018

  • Tell Them of Battles, Kings and Elephants

    Mathias Enard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell

    Fitzcarraldo Editions, pp. 137

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