James Miller

Breakdown in Berlin: Red Pill, by Hari Kunzru, reviewed

Kunzru’s protagonist loses his sanity as Germany’s past and present combine to provide a disquieting counter-narrative to his liberal values

Hari Kunzru. Credit: Getty Images. 
issue 10 October 2020
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  • Red Pill

    Hari Kunzru

    Scribner, pp. 320, £14

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