Catherine Allsop

Catherine has written 2 articles for York Vision.

Review: West

Catherine Allsop reviews Julia Franck’s newly translated novel, West, which examines life behind the Iron Curtain and highlights the hypocrisy of the West in its treatment of immigrants from East Berlin.

Archive 12 years ago

The Pen And The Sword

Catherine Allsop looks at why we are fascinated by war and why war books are so popular.

Archive 12 years ago

Why Books Beat Hollywood

The film industry is always looking for inspiration for the latest big hit and where better to look than on that ram-packed bookshelf of firm favourites? But with sure-fire blockbusters making their […]

Archive 12 years ago