by T.C. Boyle A ten-hour audiobook and it drew me in from the beginning. It might also have to do with the fact that the famous German actor Ulrich Matthes…
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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…
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…