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• Kent Haruf: Our Souls At Night (2015)

  

  Our Souls At Night, Kent Haruf’s last and posthumously published novel, is a work of sheer beauty. It’s so beautiful in fact, that if there wasn’t also a heavy... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Banana Yoshimoto: Moshi Moshi (2016) – Moshi-moshi Shimokitazawa (2010)

  

  A few years ago, I used to read every book by Banana Yoshimoto. With the exception of Goodbye Tsugumi, I liked or loved them all. Why did I stop reading her... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong January 2017: House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday

  

  The Pulitzer Prize winner of 1966, House Made of Dawn by Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, is the first title of the Literature and War Readalong 2017. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Book Buying Bans and Other Futile Attempts to Tackle Mount TBR

  

  It’s the beginning of the year and like every year I think I need to change my book buying habits. At the end of last year, for the first time, I went over my... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Keigo Higashino: The Devotion of Suspect X – Yôgisha X No Kenshin (2005)

  

  Every year I want to participate in Bellezza’s Japanese Literature Challenge but most of the time I miss it. This year I thought I won’t make plans but if I... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Art of the Novel (edited by Nicholas Royle)

  

  I had a hard time deciding which should be my last post of the year. Finally, I chose to write about The Art of the Novel, a book I devoured and will return to... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ten Best Books I Read in 2016

  

  This was an odd reading year. It started great but then it went downhill. Going over my notes, I realized, that this wasn’t because of the books I read but... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Triple Choice Tuesday

  

  Many of you are certainly familiar with Kim’s (Reading Matters) Triple Choice Tuesday.It’s a feature in which bloggers share their favourite books.If you’d... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kate O’Brien: Land of Spices (1941)

  

  Back in August, I participated in All Virago/All August, taking it less than literal, which means that I didn’t dedicate the whole month to reading only Viragos. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong 2017

  

  Some Literature and War Readalong lists took a long time. Not this one. The only thing that took some time was deciding whether I wanted to choose twelve books... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Final Thoughts on German Literature Month 2016

  

  I know that some of you, including my co-host, are extending German Literature Month through December. I am not keen on extending events, so this is my goodbye... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Uwe Timm: In My Brother’s Shadow – Am Beispiel Meines Bruders (2003)

  

  Maybe you’ve never heard of Timm’s novella The Invention of Curried Sausage. If you haven’t, do yourself a favour and get it because it’s marvellous. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Walter Kempowski: All for Nothing – Alles Umsonst (2006) Literature and War...

  

  Until not too long ago, even Germans thought it was in bad taste to write about German suffering during WWII. The feeling of guilt ran too deep. I still remembe... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Gil North: Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm (1960)

  

  Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm is the first in Gil North’s Sgt. Cluff crime series, one of the titles in the British Library Crime Classics series. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Winner Announcement – German Literature Month Giveaways – Late Fame and A Bell...

  

  It’s Monday and I’m happy to announce the winners of my giveaway.The winner of Arthur Schnitzler’s Late Fame is Jonathan.The winner of A Bell for Ursli is... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• German Literature Month Giveaways – Late Fame by Arthur Schnitzler and A Bell Fo...

  

  Today I’m giving away two very different books. The first book is the miniature edition of one of the most famous Swiss picture books A Bell for Ursli. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Alex Capus: Almost Like Spring – Fast Ein Bisschen Frühling (2002)

  

  I wanted to post every other day during German Literature Month as I’ve read so many books in advance but last week was such an awful week. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ursula P. Archer Aka Ursula Poznanski: Five – Fünf (2013)

  

  Last year I read Ursula Poznanski’s YA thriller Erebos and liked it a great deal. When Lizzy mentioned that one of Poznanski’s crime novels for adults had been... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong November 2016 Meets German Literature Month: All Fo...

  

  The last title of this year’s Literature and War Readalong is Walter Kempowski’s All For Nothing – Alles umsonst. It was Kempowski’s last novel. Walter Kempowsk... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Welcome to German Literature Month

  

  Finally it’s November. Those of you who follow my blog might have noticed I was a bit quiet in the last weeks. With good reason. I was busy reading German,... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE