The Damned, The Birth of the Demons
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's tale is here. We, the Demons, came to this world like this: Thousands of years ago, there were Angels. They were the guardians of the world, when...
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The Damned, Hunters and Demons
Chloe Bradshaw is thirteen. This is her second publication with GlobalComment. I have arrived in a house under cover of darkness. I can feel the hunger overwhelming me as I crawl upon the ceiling. I...
The deaths that bind us: Solzhenitsyn, Pugovkin, Mordyukova
It feels instinctive to say that the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn marks an end of an era. Which era, though? Solzhenitsyn's life spanned many eras: WWII, the gulag, the Khrushchev years,...
Mirror of the Arab World: a review
This is a review of Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict by Sandra Mackey. W. W. Norton. 2008. For more, please see Jonathan Mok's interview with the author. Why has the curse of...
The Revenge, The Final Price
This is the final chapter of thirteen-year-old Chloe Bradshaw's dark tale. For the previous installment, click here. As I looked at my father's murderer, the feeling of fear subsided and was overcome...
The trouble in Lebanon: interview with Sandra Mackey
Sandra Mackey is an award-winning author on Middle Eastern politics and culture. Her latest book is entitled Mirror Of the Arab World: Lebanon In Conflict (W.W. Norton, 2008). Jonathan: What is it...
1948: a review
This is a review of 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris. Yale University Press. 2008. In 1980's, a group of Israeli historians including Tom Segev of Haaretz (a daily Israeli newspaper),...
The Revenge, Finding the Pirate
The previous installment of 13-year-old Chloe Bradshaw's dark take can be found here. “I seek information,” Luke told the vampire before him.“I wish to know the whereabouts of a pirate.”...
Interview with author Hugh Miles
This is an interview with Hugh Miles, author of Playing Cards In Cairo. We wish to thank everyone who made this interview possible. Jonathan Mok: What inspired you to write the book? Hugh Miles:...
Playing Cards in Cairo: A Review
This is a review of Playing Cards in Cairo by Hugh Miles. Abacus. 2008. Hugh Miles, the son of a British diplomat, has a freewheeling approach to life that, by proxy, helps readers gain a better...