Our Man in Gdańsk

• Front Page
• Current Affairs
• History
• Music
• Food and Drink
• Literature/Books
• Travel and Sport
• Film
• Submit a story
• Book Reviews
• Film Reviews
• Music Reviews
• Submit a review

Recent Articles from Three Monkeys Online Magazine

• Capturing the Moment: Geoff Dyer in Interview

  Geoff Dyer's eclectic output -three novels and eight non-fiction books (on subjects as diverse as Jazz, Photography and John Berger) - has led to him being described as "quite possibly the best living writer in Britain" (Daily Telegraph). Alex Mitchell interviews Dyer, an 'intellectual nomad', for Three Monkeys Online.

  
  
• The People's Act of Love - Author James Meek in interview

  Longlisted for the Man Booker prize, The People's Act of Love is James Meek's third novel. Lauded for its language, originality, and narrative, the book has garnered acclaim from critics and fellow novelists. Meek, an accomplished journalist and writer discusses the novel with Three Monkeys Online.

  
  
• It's in the blood. The Citizenship referendum in Ireland

  The justice minister in Ireland has proposed a constitutional ammendment to change the basis on which Irish Citizenship is granted. Marie Sandland takes a look at some of the issues involved.

  
  
• Chronicling Catastrophes - an interview with Åsne Seierstad, journalist and author of The Bookseller of Kabul

  From her first assignments in Russia and Chechnya, Åsne Seierstad has chronicled some of the world's most dangerous conflicts, and has concentrated on the lives behind the fighting. She spoke to Berit Haugen Keyes about her bestselling book The Bookseller of Kabul, the conflicts she has seen, and her current and future projects.

  
  
• From Fertility Symbol to Political Propaganda - Decoding the Massa Marittima Mural.

  In 2000, in the small Tuscan town of Massa Marittima, a bizarre mural depicting a tree covered in phalluses was uncovered by restoration workers. Through close analysis of the images and symbolism, historian George Ferzoco argues that this painting tells us valuable new information about the nature of popular culture in medieval and renaissance Tuscany and Europe.