by Lutz Seiler Here a Google translated summary from the German wikipedia article:“ .. The novel Kruso of Lutz Seiler plays on the island of Hiddensee in the milieu of…
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by Franz Werfel Since it’s been too long ago that I read here a summary I found on ebook-finder.com“ … Pale Blue Ink in a Lady’s Hand is, in many…
by Anna Seghers I am writing now, today is the Aug 20th 2016, the summaries for all the books since December 2014. Actually I will give up the personal touch…
by William Maxwell It is an old-fashioned novel, without big emotional waves or arcs of suspense. Nevertheless, it caught me. Maybe because it is situated in a time when America…
by Jonathan Litell It was a bestseller in various countries and praised by many critics as unique and shocking read. A further interesting aspect is, that Litell is an American…
by Laura Restrepo I had this book for a quiet some time under my pillow. Now I do know why I did not advance despite have having a great book…
by Antje Rávik Strubel An unusual novel. Well-crafted. Intertwining themes like environmentalist movements, NGOs, the Stasi (East German secret service), love and incest. It seems too much but it is…
by Leo Perutz What a surprise! I had never heard about Leo Perutz before, but this novel series of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” is truly educational, I learned that Leo Perutz…
by Yu Hua I found it monumental, it resumes the Chinese history since the Cultural Revolution until modern China. It is exemplified by two brothers, which are actually not real…
by Javier Cercas One of these books Hernán recommended me. I am not sure why it took me so long to read considering that he always recommended books I adored…