The Return of the Caravels

The Return of the CaravelsCalled "hallucinatory and lyrical" (Publishers Weekly), The Return of the Caravels selected as a New York times Summer Reading title is a powerful indictment of Portuguese colonialism and another literary tour de force from the pen of Antonio Lobo Antunes, "the greatest living Portuguese writer" (Vogue). It is set in Lisbon as Portugal's African colonies gain their independence in the mid 1970s. In a contemporary response to Camoes's conquest epic The

Some try to flee — whether to a mysterious gambling bordello

In Emancipated Education Dr Azhar Ibrahim’s call to reclaim the space of what he calls the educative front

The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times

and contemplates her age

From a Neanderthal’s bone flute to the festivals of Glastonbury and Coachella

and only a vague recollection of their lives before

The Last Samurai

Whether we are searching for meaning in an abstract painting or deciphering poetry

It’s an example of what it describes: an essay that is curious and digressive

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setting out his entire life

of Malaysia’s diverse architectural and cultural heritage