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• Rose Macaulay: The World My Wilderness (1950)

  

  What a beautiful and peculiar book. Rose Macaulay’s The World My Wilderness was her second to last novel. The first after a ten-year hiatus brought on by a lot... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Bunch of Mini Crime and Thriller Reviews

  

  I went over my stacks of read books during German Literature Month and was startled when I noticed how many books, especially thriller and crime novels, I had... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Final Giveaways and Looking Back on German Literature Month 2015

  

  It feels as if I only just posted the intro to German Literature Month 2015. It’s hard to believe the month is already over.And what a month it was. So many... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Erich Maria Remarque: Zeit Zu Leben Und Zeit Zu Sterben – A Time to Love and a...

  

  A few years ago, I went through a Erich Maria Remarque phase, reading several of his novels, one after the other. I don’t think there are many writers who manag... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ursula Poznanski: Erebos (2011)

  

  Are you playing the game – or is the game playing you? A highly addictive thriller about power, manipulation and revenge. ‘Enter. Or turn back. This is Erebos. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Case for “The Artificial Silk Girl” – A Guest Post by John Lugo-Trebble

  

  When you are part of a writers’ group, it’s only natural to discuss books. And so, a while ago, I mentioned German Literature Month on my writer’s forum and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Christa Wolf: Nachdenken Über Christa T. – The Quest for Christa T. (1968)

  

  I’m fond of paper weights. Especially those with a delicate glass ornament inside. Now imagine such a paper weight. Maybe there’s a fragile, colourful... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Christa Wolf Week 8 – 14 November 2015

  

  Today begins Christa Wolf Week and I’ve already spotted a few posts here and there. Christa Wolf was one of the most important writers from East Germany. Huge... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jakob Arjouni: More Beer – Mehr Bier (1987) Kayankaya 2

  

  More Beer – Mehr Bier is the second novel in Jakob Arjouni’s Kayankaya series. It’s set in Frankfurt, Germany. PI Kayankaya is of Turkish origin. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Welcome to German Literature Month

  

  This is just a brief welcome post to let you know about some of my own plans for German Literature Month.The first week is Schiller week, over at Lizzy’s blog. ... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CATS A – Z by Martha Knox

  

  A while back I received an e-mail from artist Martha Knox asking whether I’d like to review her book CATS A – Z. In recent years I’ve become wary of these... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I’m Back From Vienna

  

  If you go on a trip and want to come back and share photos, you’d be well advised to check you’ve got the right camera card with you. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Small Break

  

  I’m off to Vienna for a course and won’t be back before Tuesday 20. I wanted to write a couple of reviews before leaving but since I had the flu, I ran out of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Imre Kertész: Fateless – Sorstalanság (1975) Literature and War Readalong...

  

  Imre Kertész novel Fateless – Sorstalanság tells the story of fifteen-year old Gyuri Köves, a Jewish boy who lives in Budapest. It starts in 1944, on the... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Announcing German Literature Month V

  

  I’m delighted to announce that Lizzy and I will host the 5th German Literature Month (#germanlitmonth) this coming November. For those who have not... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kristina Carlson: Mr Darwin’s Gardener (2009)

  

  Mr Darwin’s Gardener is a novella by Finnish author Kristina Carlson. In her native Finland, she’s a popular children’s book author but has also written three... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hélène Gestern: The People in the Photo – Eux Sur La Photo (2013)

  

  I came across the novel The People in the Photo – Eux sur la photo by French author Hélène Gestern on Danielle’s blog (here) and immediately had to get the... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Clare Mackintosh: I Let You Go (2014)

  

  I came across Clare Mackintosh’s novel I Let You Go on Twitter. It’s another one of those psychological thrillers with a split narrative and a huge, stunning... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong September 30 2015: Fateless – Sorstalanság by Imre...

  

  The third book in this year’s Literature and War Readalong is Imre Kertész’ Holocaust novel Fateless. Kertész is a Hungarian author who won the Nobel Prize in... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anthony Horowitz: Moriarty (2014)

  

  I didn’t expect that I would enjoy Moriarty so much but I did. This is especially surprising because, initially, I had no intention of reading it. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE