Once on a Moonless Night by Dai Sijie
Philip Womack barely survives the tedium of a new Chinese novel
Culture
The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior by Paul Strathern
Brenda Maddox enjoys some Renaissance history
One track mind
Laurie Taylor hopes he’s not a running joke
In the burning house
In 2005 Russian artist Anna Alchuk was publicly vilified and put on trial for her involvement in the Caution:Religion! exhibition. Three years later she drowned herself. Her husband, the philosopher…
Bad Faith Awards 2008
Following a tough campaign and a hard-fought election, we can finally announce last year's most scurrilous enemy of reason
Before the dawn
Thirty years after the revolution consumerism and political apathy dominate Iran. But a new generation may change that, says Nasrin Alavi
Diary: Trump cards
Our religions game seemed to annoy everyone. Result! says Christina Martin
Editorial: Fine lessons
Funny how atheists enjoying themselves can be so threatening to believers
Defending The Family
Jeff Sharlet responds to James Crabtree's review of his book The Family
The Turnaround by George Pelecanos
Stuart Sim visits George Pelecanos's mean streets