That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana

Carlo Emilio Gadda & William Weaver (transl.)

In a large apartment house in central Rome, two crimes are committed within a matter of days: a burglary, in which a good deal of money and precious jewels are taken, and a murder, as a young woman whose husband is out of town is found with her throat cut. Called in to investigate, melancholy Detective ...

Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon

Ed Caesar

'The marathon tethers runners to their own personal narratives. It is a question of how you grow. Nothing but your own body will sustain you; everything you have done in your life until the moment you cross the finishing line is connected to the effort'. Two hours, to cover 26 miles and 385 yards. It is...