Postcard from Bishkek

A few weeks ago I received a copy of a book, (Thirteen Steps Towards the Fate of Erika Klaus), by the Kyrgyz author Kazat Akmatov and was asked if I could write a short review. To be honest, although I knew the author’s name, I had never read any of his works so I found […]

A few weeks ago I received a copy of a new book – Thirteen Steps Towards the Fate of Erika Klaus, written by the Kyrgy author Kazat Akmatov, but translated into and published in English … and which, incidentally, is being launched at an event in London tomorrow. Normally, I would have been delighted as, […]