The latest from the acclaimed Australian author throws scorn at those who claim virtue and the complete control of their desires

The acclaimed English writer’s latest book employs its 19th-century setting to interrogate the form of the novel

Is the story of George Orwell’s mean and selfish treatment of his wife complete without the literary achievements his behaviour permitted?

The Booker Prize–winning author’s return to literary, comedic short fiction further essays our basic selfishness

Helen Garner’s classic 1977 novel broke the usual social agreement about what can and can’t be said

The finely detailed story of the legal fight in Australia against the censorship of Philip Roth’s ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’