Difficult women
Marjane Satrapi, the author-director of Persepolis, tells Sarah Ditum about her Marie Curie biopic, exile from Iran and fears for the future of democracy
Annie Ernaux looks back at her teenage self — and sees a stranger
A Girl’s Story by Annie Ernaux reviewed
Patti Smith had a bad year in 2016
Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith reviewed
A New York state of mind
Doxology by Nell Zink reviewed
