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Chinese literary phenomenon (and racecar driver) Han Han's essays are funny, sharp and wryly self-aware

All roads lead to Sussex for exhilarating exhibitions in new or revamped galleries

J.C.H. King's history of Native North America gives a fractured, kaleidoscopic view — not unlike the reality

François-André Danican Philidor, composer turned blindfold king of the chessboard

George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, has enjoyed great posthumous respect — but now stands accused of child abuse

The great Jewish writer Emanuel Litvinoff's greatest novel has just been republished

Viktor Korchnoi, who has died at the age of 85, defeated nine world champions but never managed to claim the title for himself

Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare