by Zoran Ferić Being in Croatia had to read something written by a Croatian writer. Good luck wanted me to find a German translation of one of the more prolific…
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by Rubem Fonseca I had to read something in Portuguese in order to preserve my vocabulary. As always, in front of my bookshelf and in doubt, what book to pick,…
by T.C. Boyle A review just copied from amazon by T.K. Kenyon (link): “… Boyle is one of the best short story writers around today. His short stories are enjoyable…
by Colette Here a copy from the online New York Times, retrieved on Nov 17th 2013:“Mitsou,” the story of a love of a little music-hall girl for a nameless lieutenant,…
by John Le Carre Instead of my own thoughts here is the plot summary from wikipedia, retrieved on Nov 17th 2013:The book tells the story of Ted Mundy, a Pakistani-born…
by J. Keith Murnighan The lesson is rather: make the organization work. If you do not have to do anything, your processes work and you have good people as leaders.…
by Julio Villanueva Chang Julio Villanueva Chang is a Peruvian journalist. The book is a collection of chronicles or essays on people the author is interested in. It is a…
by Philip Roth Since I forgot that I had read the book here a copy from amazon, retrieved Nov 17th 2013: “With the lover everyday life recedes,” Roth writes—and exhibiting…
by Rafael Chirbes The short summary: a book about the immobility bubble in Spain. But not about the political mechanisms behind it, it is more what effect had the attached…
by Salman Rushdie Even if Rushdie doesn’t want to call that fictitious land Pakistan – the similarities are too obvious. Moreover, the two main antagonists of the novel – Iskander…