The Danish novelist’s septology, On the Calculation of Volume, asks what fiction can explore when you remove one of its key characteristics—the idea of time itself.

What made the Scottish novelist’s antic novels so appealing?

The Nobel Prize-winning writer was once seen as Italy’s great man of letters. Why was he forgotten?

Imprisoned and censored by his home country of Iran, the legendary director discusses his furtive filmmaking.

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation's mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along?

In The Season, Helen Garner considers the zeal and irrationality of fandom and her country’s favorite pastime, Australian rules football.