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Nick Hilden

Nick Hilden

The Daily Beast

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To Understand the Present, Read These 10 Political Novels from the Past

To Understand the Present, Read These 10 Political Novels from the Past

These powerful political novels from the past century—spanning countries and contexts—offer fresh insights into the urgent issues shaping our...

18.10.2025 3

Observer

Nick Hilden

The Offbeat Art of Berlin 35 Years After the Fall of the Wall

It’s been 35 years to the day since the Berlin Wall came down, ending nearly as many years of Cold War antagonism between the two halves of the...

09.11.2024 8

Observer

Nick Hilden

Munch, Black Metal and the Nobel Peace Center: A Guide to the Art of Oslo

“Art is as much about searching as it is about creating,” wrote Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard in his book about painter Edvard Munch. “For...

07.11.2024 3

Observer

Nick Hilden