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Recent Articles from Three Monkeys Online Magazine

• The Dark Heart of Italy - a review

  During the Italian European Union Presidency, Silvio Berlusconi once again shot to prominence all around Europe. Shane Barry reviews The Dark Heart of Italy by Tobias Jones, whose thesis remains that Silvio Berlusconi is tied very much to that dark heart.

  
  
• Cyprus - A recent history.

  Cyprus has once again hit the international headlines, with the failed referendum to re-unite the Island, prior to the entry of Greek Cyprus to the EU. Tom O'Carolan examines the History of the conflict.

  
  
• James Joyce’s Ulysses: Why the Fuss?

  James Joyce was perhaps the most influential and important writer of the 20th Century, yet outside of the Universities he remains widely known but little read. Mark Harkin interviews Joyce Lecturer and Enthusiast Senator David Norris.

  
  
• Fundamentalism by Malise Ruthven - A review

  What many liberals and new lefties overlook is that moral superiority is like detergent, basically a generic product. It doesn’t matter who’s selling it or what slogans they’re using. It’s all the same deal". Padraig McGrath, in an extended review, finds much to admire and criticise in Fundamentalism, the latest title from Malise Ruthven.

  
  
• Silver Daggers and Russian Dolls - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, in interview.

  David Mitchell's work, to date, has been both experimental and appealing to a broad public. His third novel, Cloud Atlas, was shortlisted for the booker prize (as was his second novel Number9dream). In interview with Shane Barry Mitchell discusses Cloud Atlas, genre, publishing and plans for his next novel.