The search for inventive ways of telling the tale of Christ's birth has been going on a long time; in a way, difference was there from the start with Luke and Matthew. Giles Foden birthchristdifference Change image and share on social
Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and Graham Greene as influences. Giles Foden africaafricanalongside Change image and share on social
You can gesture at the transnational problem of Islamist terrorism all you like, but it's just hot air unless you invest in proper security on the ground in your own country, with the right safeguards to civil liberties. Giles Foden aircivilcountry share on social
My father worked in agriculture, and I got to travel round remote rural areas with him and see a bit of the landscape and people. Giles Foden agricultureareabite Change image and share on social
Writers such as Richard Powers and the late David Foster Wallace have shown the path to a newer generation of writers for whom all national boundaries are quaint curiosities. Giles Foden boundarycuriositydavid Change image and share on social
It's the swirling river of time that makes our identities, not the monochromatic simplicity of skin colour or the definitive lines of international borders. Giles Foden bordercolourdefinitive Change image and share on social
Suffering produces a recursion to the tribe, to one's own kind. When a lot of people suffer, tribes lose their head. Giles Foden headkindlose Change image and share on social
At school, I got into the whole CB thing, hiding a transceiver in my study-bedroom with which I'd make appointments to meet girls in town. I wasn't good enough at physics to take it much further than fun, but I suppose there was a need to communicate. Giles Foden appointmentbedroomcommunicate share on social
The history of ideas is littered with the corpses of those who have tried to define culture. Giles Foden corpseculturedefine Change image and share on social
Ordinary Kenyans rightly want to be able to shop safely, and there is a long history of them doing just that, irrespective of their religion or that of the shop owner. Giles Foden historyirrespectivekenyan Change image and share on social