From The Nation, a review of Cion and Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda. A review of Other Colours (and more and more), and an interview with Orhan Pamuk: "The art of the novel is anti-political". Reluctant rebel: Orhan Pamuk was tried for his political views, but as Andrew Purcell discovers, literature is his one true passion. Turning novel ideas into inhabitable worlds: Orhan Pamuk, honored by Georgetown, speaks of a power inherent on the page. Has materialism conquered all? An interview with Nadine Gordimer. Let them eat Kafka: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet enlists the literary critics and spreads the literary word.
