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• James Salter: The Hunters (1956) Literature and War Readalong May 2016

  

  The Hunters was James Salter’s first novel. It is based on his own experience as a fighter pilot during the war in Korea.The Hunters tells the story of Cleve... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Claudia Piñeiro’s “Elena Sabe” (Elena Knows) – “Elena Weiss Bescheid” (2007)

  

  Claudia Piñeiro is an Argentinian crime writer. Most of her novels have received prizes. This one is no exception. It received an Argentinian and a German prize... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pia Juul: The Murder of Halland – Mordet På Halland – Das Leben Nach Dem Happy...

  

  If you know that Pia Juul’s novel The Murder of Halland (Mordet på Halland – Das Leben nach dem Happy End) plays with reader expectations, then you might... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Elizabeth Taylor: At Mrs Lippincote’s (1945)

  

  Published in 1945, At Mrs Lippincote’s was Elizabeth Taylor’s first novel. It’s my fourth Elizabeth Taylor novel and while it’s not my favourite, I liked it a... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dorothy B. Hughes: In a Lonely Place (1947)

  

  I came across Dorothy B. Hughes excellent noir novel In a Lonely Place in Books to Die For, a book of essays on important crime novels. Each of the articles... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong May 31 2016: The Hunters by James Salter

  

  James Salter’s The Hunters is this month’s Literature and War Readalong title. It’s the first novel about the Korean war that we’re reading in the read along. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Elizabeth McKenzie: The Portable Veblen (2016)

  

  There are a few things you might see differently after having read The Portable Veblen—squirrels, marriage, clinical trials, mental health, consumerism,... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Three Short Reviews – Eileen (2015) – The Loney (2014) – Saturday (2005)

  

  I finished so many novels recently that I will never be able to review them all. That’s why I decided to do a post with shorter reviews. It doesn’t mean that th... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nicci French: Friday On My Mind (2015) Frieda Klein 5

  

  I just finished the fifth novel in Nicci French’s Frieda Klein series, Friday On My Mind. I really like this series although not all the books are equally good. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Linda Pastan’s The Happiest Day

  

  I don’t read a lot of poetry. Maybe one or two books a year, often less. Last year, I discovered the poems of Linda Pastan. One of my favourites is The... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 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

• Chatter Monkey at Daily Science Fiction

  

  My very short story Chatter Monkey has gone live on Daily Science Fiction.You can read it here Chatter Read more

  Posted on 01 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