Novel 11, Book 18 by Dag Solstad
Philip Womack finds redemption in a Norwegian classic
Politics & Conflict
Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: The Future of the Middle East by Gilles Kepel
Michael Binyon is impressed by Gilles Kepel's analysis of Jihad
Fifty years of solitude
Half a century after the revolution, is Cuba turning to new gods? Roger Davidson reports from Havana
Deep trouble
Will Turkey take the Yugoslavia option? Kerem Oktem on a country caught between Islam and ultra-nationalism
Zero confidence
Banks collapsing, homes repossessed, jobs disappearing . . . no wonder the world is in despair. Steven Lukes turns to Durkheim to make sense of the real depression
God’s Executioner by Micheál Ó Siochrú
Stephen Howe on a new history of Cromwell's Irish adventure
Speak up
Why do women screech when men shout? Sally Feldman explores the sexual politics of the voice
Unmasked
Paul Sims finds out what’s behind the anarchic anti-cult group Anonymous
Fathers under fire
Elizabeth Wilson on the new scapegoats
Faith healers
Peace through religious understanding is an admirable goal, argues Edna Fernandes. But who should be paying for it?