by Günther Grass I had this book forever on my bookshelf. Finally I read it. But in my opinion too late since the story is very much anchored in certain…
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by Luigi Malerba Luigi Malerba is considered as one of the important contemporary writes in Italy. He just died and therefore I heard a radio feature about him. That feature…
by Nicholas Shakespeare Did you read “In Patagonia” by Bruce Chatwin? If you liked it “In Tasmania” is the right book for you. The similarities and relations on the topic…
by Julio Cortázar Cortázar’s first collection of short stories and maybe the most famous one. The title “The Bestiary” is well chosen since in each story animals play a role…
by Tomás Eloy Martínez I just wanted to read a book in Spanish. The acclaimed author of “Santa Evita” seemed to be a good choice to me. Indeed, it was.…
by Haruki Murakami The first book of Murakami I read (South of the Border, West of the Sun) caused such a hunger for more. And this book did not disappoint…
by Alan Weizman Humankind disappears overnight. What will happen with the earth? How long will our artefacts last? Will it be an earth like the one before the ape with…
by Machado de Assis The stubborn, this would be the literal translation of the title. But the first paragraph in the book clarifies that the dictionary meaning is not the…
by Edgar Hilsenrath Only a Jew can write a satire about the holocaust, at least in Germany. Moreover, it is written from the perspective of a Nazi and mass murderer…
by Nadine Gordimer I still trust in the Nobel committee in Sweden. Therefore I always wanted to read nadine Gordimer. This year I saw also a discussion with her on…