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Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his must-read titles
Álvaro Enrigue revisits Spain’s conquest of Mexico through the eyes of Cortés, the conquistadors and the vanquished natives
...Abyss by Pilar Quintana, translated by Lisa Dillman (World Editions) An unsettling examination of family life set in Cali, Colombia, by the prizewinning author of The Bitch....
A Brazilian story of sisters battling with patriarchy and rural poverty
...But the Nuevo León state government in Monterrey says billions in investments that have been announced there are not yet reflected in FDI figures and exports....
...Here are a few of our favourite lists: – FT journalists’ top picks for summer reads: https://on.ft.com/46rmeS0 – A list of the best fiction in translation, compiled by Ángel Gurría-Quintana: https://www.ft.com...
Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his best mid-year reads
...It has already been a landmark year for fashion auctions, as collections of André Leon Talley and Grayson Perry’s dresses have gone under the hammer. But the most important one yet happens next week....
...And there was something about this year and last year, partly because of the superstardom of people like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers. Who are these?...
...Rowing Blazers follows in the footsteps of menswear labels such as Aimé Leon Dore, Drake’s and Noah — tailoring mixed with sharp, sporty pieces....
...Another Tate object is her sculpture “Angel of Anarchy” from 1937....
...By entering the campaign, the Podemos leader became a focus of attention, eclipsing the Socialists’ 72-year-old candidate Angel Gabilondo, who briefly and unconvincingly protested he would not form a government...
...I also have a beautiful candlestick by Josef Frank with two angels and a brass wishing tree which is dressed with lots of little baubles....
...He mounted an audacious activist campaign against the company, teaming up with Unibail’s founder Léon Bressler. Unusually for cosy corporate France, they triumphed....
...One teacher, who gave his name only as Ángel, said he had been worried about the Covid-19 risk since Cancún and the Maya Riviera attract visitors from all over the world....
Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his mid-year reads
...At Savage’s bedside is his “favourite” Malay servant Leon, who is also his willing lover and a shrewd plotter of his own advancements....
...The Farm , by Héctor Abad, translated by Anne McLean, World Editions, RRP£12.99/ Archipelago, RRP$20 When his mother’s death brings him back to the family farm in Colombia, Antonio Angel must confront the...
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