Malcolm Forbes

Malcolm Forbes’ reviews and essays have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, the San Francisco Chronicle, The National, The Australian, the Quarterly Conversation and many other journals. Born in Edinburgh, he currently lives in Berlin.

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Hunting the Butchers of the Balkans

Months lengthened into years as those charged with tracking down the genocidal war criminals stayed on the scent. They never gave up, and their determination paid off.

Malcolm Forbes

Ancient and Modern

Is Donald Trump the Modern Nero?

Roman emperors are stained by legends of depravity, but strip away the rumors, says historian Tom Holland, and you find leaders catering to the whims of the masses.

Malcolm Forbes

Speak, Memory

Tracing a Father’s Escape From Auschwitz

Two new books attempt to re-create the horrors of the Holocaust and to capture the generation who witnessed the camps firsthand.

Malcolm Forbes

WRITER’S EYE

What’s the Matter with Pakistan?

One of Pakistan’s most famous novelists, Mohsin Hamid, is out with a collection of essays that tackle everything from being Muslim-American to why Pakistan has become so messy.

Malcolm Forbes