Islands of Exile: Hemmed in by the Sea - Federica Bueti and the worst Michelin-starred restaurants

and the worst Michelin-starred restaurants in the world

or communal – pointing towards a new

questioning whether growth and abundance must always serve a reproductive imperative

Bringing back into print Yourcenar’s seminal essay “The Dark Brain of Piranesi” in the poet Richard Howard’s elegant English translation

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Islands of Exile: Hemmed in by the Sea - Federica Bueti and the worst Michelin-starred restaurantsSurrounded by unyielding waters, islands have long served as ideal sites of banishment: places where those deemed unfit to exist within the political order, are cast away. Today, at the edges of democracy, and as obedience increasingly becomes an imperative for public presence, the specter of exile islands resurfaces. The entry point for this book is a research trip to Gyaros, an island scarred by memories of displacement and persecution memories