by Tschingis Aitmatow I had to select a book from the most famous Kyrgyz, Tschingis Aitmatov, when I hike through Kyrgyzstan – or better through the Tien-Shan mountains which are…
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by Amélie Nothomb This book book is written from the point of view of a two year old girl. Herself. Back in Japan where she grew up as daughter of…
by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa I am not sure if the books counts as trivial literature between critics. The yearly output of the author suggest it. But I have to admit that…
by Sławomir Mrozek Almost my favorite dramatist. He is sharp and short, he is satirical and absurd, he starts conventional and ends with a surprise even in the shortest stories.…
by Martin Mosebach Until I took this book in my hands the authors was an unknown to me. Nevertheless, the fact that he had been given the Büchner Award (the…
by Rubem Fonseca As I wrote in a previous summary: I became addicted to this writer, I should really read other Brazilian literature as well! It is another book witch…
by Arundhati Roy There cannot be said anything what you cannot find somewhere in the internet. I read first her political essays, and since then I wanted to read this…
by Hartmut Böhme “Culture and Fetishism – Another Theory about the modern Era” would be the literal translation. In reality it is not another theory but it sheds light on…
by Roald Dahl Uncle Oswald is a great story teller. Uncle Oswald is a big liar and Casanova was an amateur compared to him – would say his enemies. Since…
by John Perkins An economic hit man is a man who influences decision makers of foreign countries – preferably poor one with rich natural resources – to accept loans from…