Author Archives: Sameer Rahim
The wonder of Terrence Malick
His extraordinary films show the beauty and violence at the heart of nature
Making a Murderer: why we’re hooked on true crime
Speculating on real-life murder cases is addictive but dangerous
“My Nazi Legacy”: a film about guilt and memory
In a new film, Philippe Sands goes on a journey into the past with two sons of prominent Nazis
Five literary trends of 2015
From Islamic State to adult colouring–the year in books
Who speaks for Muslims in Britain?
No one—and that's not necessarily a problem
The big ideas of 2016: post-digi—the return of the book
Readers saturated with screen-time are rediscovering the printed page
The big ideas of 2016: project integration
Liberalism might be our strongest weapon in the battle against Jihadism
The big ideas of 2016: redrawing borders
The decline of the idea of the Arab nation state will store up trouble for the future
Ben Bernanke’s reasons to be cheerful
We are better placed to cope with a crisis than in 2008, says the former head of the US Federal Reserve
A year of migrants in fiction
These books echo worries about the difficulty of building a diverse and cohesive society
Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot’s greatness—and his “ugly touches”
TS Eliot's poems will be opened up by a new comprehensive annotated edition
Marilynne Robinson: Obama thinks like a writer
The American writer talks God, guns and her friendship with President Obama
Marlon James’s blistering Man Booker winner
A Brief History of Seven Killing has a ferocious energy that carries you along
Orhan Pamuk: “Erdogan wants to control everything”
The Nobel laureate says he cannot keep quiet while Turkey’s President attacks freedom of speech
Who is Nobel literature prize-winner Svetlana Alexievich?
The Belarusian investigative journalist has written about Russia's darkest moments
Hilary Mantel: Thatcher’s legacy is still with us
Mantel talks about the former Tory PM, and why Jeremy Corbyn is no Robespierre