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There is a scene in Laurent Binet’s latest novel, “Civilizations,” where a meeting between conqueror and conquered is brought to life i

Laurent Binet’s latest book, “Civilizations,” imagines what might have been if the Incas invaded Europe in the 16th century.

The best (and worst) novels of 2021 so far In this regularly updated guide, our critics review the best of the years fiction – and suggest a few books to avoid Eight of the best: this years top novels The Start-Up Wife by Tahmima Anam ★★★☆☆ Tahmima Anam is best known as the award-winning writer of three novels (A Golden Age, The Good Muslim and The Bones of Grace), and less well-known as the executive director of a music technology startup called ROLI. An experience no doubt plumbe...

Civilisations by Laurent Binet, review: A period romp asking vital questions about our origin stories The i 6 hrs ago Obi Jilani © Provided by The i The Incas invade Europe and the Aztecs take France and bend England to their will (Photo: Getty/Gaston Brito) Imagine arriving on a new continent, sometime in the 16th century, only to stumble upon the Spanish Inquisition. Watching the “New World” public trials and executions of heretics, Inca king Atahualpa, himself “no ...

The acclaimed novelist on the fun of plotting a counterfactual history of the 16th century, reading in lockdown, and his despair at his country’s vaccine rollout

Alex Merto on his less is more approach to book cover design Having designed book covers for around ten years, Merto says his process is driven fully by the book rather than his own personal style 11/03/2021 8:32 am New York-based designer Alex Merto says he got into graphic design by accident. Deeming himself a failed student in high school without a “clear path to anywhere”, he spent a lot of time making music in various bands and designing album art along the way. He eventually moved f...

The Seventh Function of Language Being Adapted as Feature Film (EXCLUSIVE) Rebecca Rubin, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail “The Seventh Function of Language,” a novel by French author Laurent Binet, is getting the feature film treatment. Uri Singer, the CEO of TaleFlick, a production company that specializes in adapting books into movies and TV shows, has obtained screen rights to the popular work of fiction. Singer will produce “The Seventh Function of Language” with Midnight Road Ent...