Our Book Report

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Bohemia mania

Gulf News
22 Jul 2007

Iinhabitants of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, located in the modern day Czech Republic were the first to be referred to as Bohemians. In modern usage, the term “bohemian” can describe someone who lives an unconventional artistic life, putting a high... read more...

Tuesday, July 10, 2007



Into the dungeons of depravity

Arts & Books
07 Jul 2007

by Frédéric Beigbeder; tr by Frank Wynne 304pp, Fourth Estate, £11·99 £10·99 (plus £1·25 p&p) 0870 428 4112 It would be easy to hate these two novellas by the avant-garde French writer Frédéric Beigbeder, whose controversial novel about September 11,... read more...