The Return of the Cold War Novel and Its Glorious Uncertainties

The Return of the Cold War Novel and Its Glorious Uncertainties

"To revisit the Cold War is to step off the moral high ground of Second World War fiction onto something boggier. It’s a land that grows rich stories, packed with psychological drama..."

By Beatriz Williams | June 30, 2023

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