by Arno Schmidt if you expect an absorbing tale, just do not read it. It is a simple story in the after-war Germany. But Arno Schmidt’s mastering of the German…
Tag: <span>It was OK</span>
by Terézia Mora This is actually a book I read as an alternative since I couldn’t get her latest novel I was really interested in. Terézia Mora is from Hungary…
by Keith Richards Not great literature. But hilariously funny at times and a must for any rock fan. Richards is truly not that conceited, and this makes his story believable.…
by Ferdinand von Schirach This is a summary, which I am writing almost year after I listened to it. So it is not very authentic, normally I just jot down…
by Oliver Polak Oliver Polak is a comedian of jewish descent. He grew up in the German province, where he, his mother, and his father were the only jews in…
by Helge Schneider I started to listen to audio books when I go to and from work. I will include them into this this blog from now on.Helge Schneider is…
by Larry Rohter A book heavily promoted in Brazil since the author is highly controversial in this country. He dared to criticize and question some national legends the Brazilians have…
by Wladimir Kaminer Funny indeed! Kaminer was born in Moscow and has been living in Berlin since 1990. He writes in German, but he is not someone who pretends to…
by William Faulkner Another American classic I read in the last month. This one was hard to get through. In the beginning I got constantly lost regarding who was actually…
by Jô Soares I guess I forgot one book to my reading list last year. It was a book by Jô Soares “O Xangô de Baker Street” which I read…