On the one-hundredth anniversary of its publication, Glenn Nicholls looks at why Thomas Mann’s 1912 novel has stood the test of time
18 Dec 12 Comments (0)
Vanishing acts
Glenn Nicholls reviews Albrecht Dümling’s study of refugee musicians from Nazism who came to Australia
16 Feb 12 Comments (0)Art in internment
Deported after the first world war, Paul Dubotzki had created a remarkable record of life as an internee, writes Glenn Nicholls
12 May 11 Comments (0)Designs on the landscape
A return trip to East Germany’s Lusatia region, twenty years on, reveals an extraordinary transition away from coal mining and heavy industry, writes Glenn Nicholls
20 Nov 10 Comments (0)Each man was an island
BOOKS | Glenn Nicholls reviews the German-language edition of Herta Müller’s latest novel, Everything I Possess I Carry with Me
19 Oct 10 Comments (0)
Immigration’s culture war
Detention reform is just the beginning, writes Glenn Nicholls. Labor’s immigration minister now has the task of changing the culture of his department
02 Nov 08 Comments (1)
