| We’re here to break the frontiers of world culture. Take your pick from the categories below to find great ideas for books, films, music, art, food and drink. Going to Cuba? want to know what musicians to look out for? Or India - what books to take? Heading for Bogota? then check out our tips on hot cocktails and bars.
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| Fiction that will transport you, by native writers or informed foreigners, vintage or contemporary, serious or funny: the bottom line is quality. Also essays, reflections and accessible cultural analyses. |
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| Movies that mirror a place, even with cinematographic licence. Black and white, colour, 1920s or 2007, Tokyo or the Red disert, New York or Teheran, Monte Carlo or Mexico City. Hit and runs, romances, thrillers, political, great directors.. |
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| 20th century classics (where would Egypt be without Oum Khaltoun?), recent ‘world’ music, Bjork or Bob Marley, Cesaria Evora or Anouar Brahem. New flamenco, old mariachis, African fusion. |
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| Tips on good restaurants and bars (e.g. Seville's best tapas-bars, Singapore's top food-hall), classic dishes and recipes e.g. Indian thali, real Spanish paella or Fassi tagine, tips on excellent wines, or how to make the perfect mojito. |
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Classics of amok [Malaysia]
Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham, Henri Fauconnier - these are the classics whose lyricism gave shape to the early western vision of Malaysia.
Then there are more contemporary authots like Anthony Burgess, Paul Theroux and Redmond O'Hanlon who both got early inspiration from this tropical land, source of the word amok, of jungle spirits and ghosts, where dark passions simmer beneath a surface calm.
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