JM Coetzee’s new book <i>Summertime</i> has been shortlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize.
When Gunter Grass revealed he had served with the Waffen-SS, the German press reacted with outrage. But many people have since thanked him, writes James Meek.
WHEN she was born human cloning seemed only a matter of time. But six years on Dolly is sick and copying humans remains a distant prospect. So is this the end of the road?
