Alone in Berlin review – postcard revolution in the heart of Nazi Germany
Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson are the married couple who spread wartime subversion in this decently-intended adaptation of Hans Fallada’s novel
Ursula Barnett obituary
Other lives: Political activist and scholar who helped found the Women’s Movement for Peace in South Africa
Western strategic failure plays into Putin’s hands in Syria and Europe
In the UK, ministers uses Falklands, as well as Trident to bash Corbyn’s Labour
Cynthia Nixon: Emily Dickinson would have loved Twitter
A Quiet Passion actor suggests that celebrated 19th-century American poet was far from cut off, and would have been ‘emailing and tweeting all day long’
Guy Burgess: The Spy Who Knew Everyone by Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert – review
The second recent biography of the cold war spy adds much to a familiar story thanks to newly released files
Ferrante fever sees ‘dangerous’ Naples turn into a tourist hotspot
Mystery author’s novels, soon to be turned into a TV series, put Italian city in the limelight
South Carolina: Hillary Clinton seeks to build on old strengths as campaign rolls on
As Democrats seek support from black voters, apathy vies with old loyalties on the ground. For the Republicans, meanwhile, this could be Jeb’s last stand
Yes, I’m black. But an ethnic minority? Forget it
I am very proud of the first part of the term BAME, but I would never want to let it define me as a writer
International prize for Arabic fiction shortlist reveals ‘tragedy of present-day Middle East’
Novels from Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and the Palestinian territories in contention for prize worth $60,000
Diana Mitchell obituary
Zimbabwean writer who was a determined opponent of the racist policies of Ian Smith’s Rhodesian Front government
‘To each his own weapon, I have my camera’: Iran’s 1979 revolution – in pictures
It took Maryam Zandi more than three decades to get her photos of the revolution published
‘My family resisted the Nazis’: why director had to film Alone in Berlin
Vincent Pérez’s film of Hans Fallada’s bestselling novel will premiere in Berlin
Romania suspends law allowing ‘authors’ to get reduced jail sentences
Prisoners could get 30 days written off for every scientific book published, with one jailed politician writing nine since 2014
Japan gives Harry Potter the manga treatment
Characters from JK Rowling’s books are being turned into Manga characters in a country which appears obsessed with the Hogwarts and the wizard world
Pankaj Mishra on Arundhati Roy: Hindu nationalists have many ways to silence writers
Author Roy is facing criminal trial for contempt of court in India. Of course, Narendra Modi’s government has left no clear fingerprints on this scene of a crime against art and thought