by Margriet de Moor It takes place in Naples. After reading two pages I wanted to be again in Naples. It is the 18th century, and I do not care…
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by Fjodor Dostojewski “The Gambler” – finally I read it, I expectedly liked it, and intentionally I do not rite any analysis or summary for you. Of course, Dostoyevsky calls…
by Hernán Rivera Letelier Reading it I saw all the time an extremely funny movie in my head. I am am convinced that it will be adapted very soon. There…
by Tom Holland A history book – and entertaining from the first to the last page. Written by a historian but by no means dry. It is almost written like…
by Alek Popov Naughty – naughty – naughty stories. One reviewer said: Monty Python in Bulgarian style. I can only agree. Maybe it is even darker, at least equally absurd.…
by Daniel Kehlmann Fame – the title of he book – is all too familiar to Daniel Kehlmann, who gained world fame with his previous novel “Die Vermessung der Welt”…
by Anthony Burgess Everybody knows Kubrick’s movie. In fact the movie helped Burgess to become famous. As many, first I watched the movie. Normally it is the other way around:…
by Walter Kempowski “From Great Times” – that is the ambiguous title of the book. The great times are always in the past when you are getting older. But these…
by Truman Capote Of course, everybody knows at least the title of this book, or even saw the movie with Cathrine Hephburn. I read the book first, now… as a…
by Siri Hustvedt A shrink from New York discovers his own abysses. The shrink is Erik Davidson and he tells us the story of his family. After his father died,…