Fiona’s Gambit
/John le Carré is still as popular as he's ever been, but what about Len Deighton? Our correspondent has gone back to Deighton's novels and found their Cold War intrigue and human dramas as rewarding as ever.
Read MoreSecond Glance: The Conrad Connection
/This picaresque classic by Colombian novelist Álvaro Mutis doubles as an extended valentine to the author of Heart of Darkness. Robert Latona revisits it.
Read MoreThe Prodigal Brothers
/Ever since Cain and Abel, literature has reserved a prominent place for sterling heroes -- and the flawed, grasping, and entirely more interesting brothers who live in their shadow.
Read MoreDoubling Up on a Pair of Losers
/Jerry Siegel and Miguel Cervantes: each created an immortal literary character (Superman and Don Quixote, of course), but what else could they possibly have in common? Taking his cue from Gerard Jones’ Men of Tomorrow, Robert Latona says: more than you think.
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