Diving into the archives
“While sometimes a little unsettling, these issues are exceptionally eventful” – Anna Hebb takes an intrepid dive into the legacy of Palatinate.
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Books
Coverage of literary events, issues and book reviews. To pitch your own article, email books@palatinate.org.uk.
Palatinate’s literary legacy
“O brave new world” – Books Editor Sophia Charchalou examines Palatinate’s complciated history.
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Loneliness and legacy – the life of Franz Kafka
“He writes because he simply must” – in an especially lucid synopsis, Shade Bannigan Davis explores the life of Franz Kafka.
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The historical sense compels us – canon and legacy
“Helping us to be better critics and readers” – Freya Grigson examines the intricacies and inadequacies of the canon.
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Legacies and afterlives – “The Five People You Meet In Heaven”
“The footprints we leave behind” – Tami Falope uses ‘The Five People You Meet In Heaven’ to frame the longevity of ordinary moments.
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The passage which we did not take – “The Remains of the Day”
“A gently profound tragedy of what might have been” – Emilia Birch contends with the quiet desolation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Remains of the Day’.
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The queen of the Harlem renaissance (who we nearly forgot)
“Hurston was almost lost to obscurity” – Hannah Ruth Andrews provides a compelling explanation of Zora Neale Hurston’s rediscovery.
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The mystique of the Tudor Heart
“A single object can give so much insight into the past” – Hannah Fiford offers a detailed and superbly contextualised review of ‘Object in Focus: The Tudor Heart’.
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Foretokens by Sarah Howe: Forward Poetry Prize reviews
“Foretokens is poetry in motion” – Charlie Bennett examines the dynamism and ingenuity of Sarah Howe’s ‘Foretokens’.
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Egrets, While War by Tishani Doshi: Forward Poetry Prize review
“Reviewers of poetry and lyric often seek to either encourage or dissuade the reader from purchasing the collection itself” – Avesta Afshari-Mehr offers a critical, yet comprehensive, review of ‘Egrets, While War’.
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