Book Discussion: The Porcupine -- Julian Barnes

Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for crimes that range from corruption to political M**der. Petkanov's guilt—and the righteousness of his opponents—would seem to be self-evident. But, as brilliantly imagined by Barnes, the trial of this cunning and unrepentant dictator illuminates the shadowy frontier between the rusted myths of the Communist past and a capitalist future in which everything is up for grabs.

Host or Publisher Andrew Strike