Alan Greenspan’s reputation has suffered but The Map and the Territory is a reminder of his vast contribution to American public life

The worst episode in Hugh Trevor-Roper’s career made him a better man

A new collection of Bernard Williams’s essays and reviews serves as a reminder of the academic’s restless intelligence

Today’s career politicians could learn a lot from John Biffen, an MP who hated soundbites

In The Great Debate, Yuval Levin investigates the origins of Left and Right and finds solutions for the problems facing American conservatives today

Novelist Nicholas Shakespeare’s biography of his aunt is a compelling look at everyday life in occupied France

Has the literary world misunderstood Hanif Kureishi’s latest novel?

Completion is a dazzling debut by a promising young novelist

Translated by Robert Chandler