Invasion of the Spirit People Ibrahim Saadi

Invasion of the Spirit People Ibrahim SaadiJuan Pablo Villaloboss fifth novel adopts a gentle, fable like tone, approaching the problem of racism from the perspective that any position as idiotic as xenophobia can only be fought with sheer absurdity. In an unnamed city, colonised by an unnamed world power, an immigrant named Gastn makes his living selling exotic vegetables to eateries around the city. He has a dog called Kitten, whos been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and a good friend

language and society in and beyond Hong Kong

The algorithm

unforgettable British movies

demanding major revisions to his life

Ambitious journalist Quity knows she’s found the story of the year when she hears about it

foot-bound

behold - spread out

Destiny in my hands

Best of Irish Poetry 2009 (Southword Editions) and Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (Ed Roddy Lumsden

poetry and travel

comradeship and community

Issue 24 announces the new prize for published literary translation from Arabic into English