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• Jean Echenoz: 1914 – 14 (2012) Literature and War Readalong March 2016

  

  Jean Echenoz tells a very simple story in this short, compressed novel. Five men go to war; two of them return, three don’t. Two of them are brothers and in lov... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Robert Seethaler’s Ein Ganzes Leben – A Whole Life (2013)

  

  I’ve heard a lot about Austrian author Robert Seethaler’s books, especially Der Trafikant, but only when I saw that his latest had been translated and longliste... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hermann Hesse Reading Week Wrap Up

  

  I’m a little late with this but I have a nasty cold since the weekend.I wanted to thank my co-host, Karen, and those who have participated. I enjoyed Hermann... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hermann Hesse: Kinderseele – A Child’s Heart (1919)

  

  Hermann Hesse was born into a family of priests, missionaries, and theologians. It’s easy to imagine how oppressing this must have been for a free-spirit like... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hermann Hesse: Klingsors Letzter Sommer – Klingsor’s Last Summer (1919)

  

  The novella Klingsors letzter Sommer or Klingsor’s Last Summer is another of Hesse’s autobiographical books. Like Veraguth in Rosshalde, Klingsor is a painter. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hermann Hesse: Rosshalde (1914)

  

  Published in 1914, Rosshalde is Hermann Hesse’s fourth novel. It tells the story of a failed marriage and the disillusionment of a painter. In many ways it’s a... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Welcome to Hermann Hesse Reading Week 7 – 13 March 2016

  

  Today is the first day of Hermann Hesse Reading Week, here at my blog and over at Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings. I’ve been busy and have read a couple of books... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong March 31 2016: 1914 by Jean Echenoz

  

  This month’s readalong title is the slim novel 1914 – 14 by prize-winning French author Jean Echenoz. He has won the Prix Médicis for Cherokee and the Prix... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Vanessa Gebbie: Storm Warning – Echoes of Conflict (2010) Literature and War...

  

  Very often short story collections are just that – collections of stories that may or may not have a few themes in common. Most of the time, the themes are... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Elizabeth Strout: My Name is Lucy Barton (2016)

  

  What a beautiful novel. I can hardly believe I haven’t read anything by Elizabeth Strout before. If someone can write a book like this, then surely, her other... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hermann Hesse Reading Week March 7 – 13 2016

  

  I think it was in October when Karen from Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings and I had the idea of a Hermann Hesse week. We both have come to him very early. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong February 29 2016: Storm Warning by Vanessa Gebbie

  

  The first readalong of this year’s Literature and War Readalong 2016 is very special for several reasons. It’s the first time, I’ve included a short story... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Richard Yates’ The Easter Parade (1976) and Cold Spring Harbor (1986)

  

  I had almost forgotten how fascinating it is to read several books of the same author, one after the other. You see patterns emerge, recurring motifs, similar... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Matthew Frank: If I Should Die (2014)

  

  I’ve seen so many rave reviews of this crime novel, that I had to pick it up. It’s a police procedural, set in London. I’m not sure whether this is a first in... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Richard Yates: Revolutionary Road (1961) Or Why is Richard Yates a Writer’s...

  

  The first time I came across the name Richard Yates was in 2006 when his short story collection Eleven Kinds of Loneliness was translated into German. All the... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong 2016

  

  A few of you have already been wondering whether or not there will be another Literature and War Readalong. As you can see, there will be another one, but,... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Novels of 2015

  

  This wasn’t a great reading year. At least not during the second half of it. I’ve read so many books, I didn’t even bother reviewing because they left me cold. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dashiell Hammett: The Thin Man (1934)

  

  While I’ve devoured all of Chandler’s books, I’ve hardly read any Hammett. Way back when I started this blog, I read and reviewed The Glass Key – book and... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Boston Literary Magazine – Winter Issue 2015

  

  I guess this is what happens when you write for years, never sending out anything and then decide – it’s time.I feel very fortunate and glad to share more good... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Today I’m Over at Shotgun Honey

  

  Today, I was going to write a review on Dashiell Hammett’s The Thin Man but I came down with the flu. Just as well because I have some news to share. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE