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Monday, May 10, 2010

Old Argentina

In the cool marble and gilt splendour of one of the old cafes of Buenos Aires, a customer picks up a book from a smart new bookcase.

He takes it back to his table and begins reading while he sips his coffee.

Lovers of literature have been meeting in the cafe at the Hotel Castelar in the centre of the Argentine capital for decades.

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Apocalyptic Fiction Round-Up Review

Peter Ingham assesses a clutch of apocalyptic science fiction novels, including The Sign by Raymond Khoury, in which a sphere of light appears over the Antarctic, and Tide of Souls by Simon Bestwick, which contains flesh-eating zombies with green-glowing eyes.

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