BOOKS / Recommended

Professor Martens' Departure by Jaan Kross, tr Anselm Hollo, pounds 15.99. A clever subversion of communist life. Review by Doris Lessing, 19 February.

The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood by Jack Zipes, Routledge, pounds 13.99. 35 versions of a classic expose the original as a fake. Review by Natasha Walter, 19 February.

The Sorrow of War by Bao Nin, Secker, pounds 8.99. Extraordinary novel about devastation by a North Vietnamese. Review by Geoff Dyer, 29 January.

Monkey's Uncle by Jenny Diski, Weidenfeld, pounds 14.99. Original and humane novel about a woman in search of perfectibility. Review by Helen Birch, 5 March.

Come to Me by Amy Bloom, Macmillan, pounds 8.99. Rich stories about love and unlove. Interview by Anthony Quinn, 5 March.