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• Welcome to German Literature Month

  

  I can’t believe it’s already November. And I can equally not believe how unprepared I am this year. Usually I’ve already read a few books for German Literature... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Irène Némirovsky: Suite Française (2004) Literature and War Readalong October...

  

  Suite Française, Irène Némirovsky’s posthumously published novel was written in 1942, rediscovered in 1998 and published in 2004. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Raven Black by Ann Cleeves (2006) The Shetland Series 1

  

  Raven Black is the first in Ann Cleeves Shetland Series. It has been on my piles for ages and when the first cooler days arrived – they are already gone again,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong October 2017: Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

  

  Irène Némirovsky’s posthumously published book Suite Française has been on my pile for ages. I bought the French edition when it came out in 2004. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Leslie Marmon Silko: Ceremony (1977) Literature and War Readalong September 2017

  

  The good news first—I got along better with Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony than with N. Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn. I found the writing evocative; the... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Flynn Berry: Under the Harrow (2016)

  

  I’m so glad I came across Under the Harrow on Danielle’s site here. I knew right away I would love it and I was right. Flynn Berry received the Edgar Award for... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Announcing German Literature Month VII

  

  Doesn’t time fly?  It seems like only two minutes ago since we were celebrating GLM VI.Just like in previous years, I will co-host this event with Lizzy’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nicci French: Saturday Requiem (2016) Frieda Klein Series 6

  

  Those who follow this blog know how much I like the books of writer duo Nicci French. Their standalone novels and their Frieda Klein series. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong September 2017: Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

  

  Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel Ceremony is the second Native American novel we’re reading for this year’s Literature and War Readalong 2017. I truly hope it’s... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tin Man by Sarah Winman (2017)

  

  Sarah Winman’s Tin Man is another novel I bought because of some rave reviews. Luckily, this time, I enjoyed the book a lot. It’s actually surprising because... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

  

  Stories have endings; that’s why we tell them, for reassurance that there is meaning in our lives. But like a diagnosis, a story can become a prison, a... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss (2016)

  

  Stories have endings; that’s why we tell them, for reassurance that there is meaning in our lives. But like a diagnosis, a story can become a prison, a... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Reading is Like Purring Or What I’ve Been Doing These Past Months

  

  Before I begin this post, I’d like to thank everyone who has left one of the many kind and supportive comments on my last post. It means a lot. I was very... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Involuntary “No Reading” Blogging Break

  

  Botanical Garden BaselHi everyone,I would like to let you know that I will take a possibly longer blogging break.Some of you may have noticed that I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Claire Fuller: Swimming Lessons (2017)

  

  Swimming Lessons is English author Claire Fuller’s second novel. After coming across more than one raving review by book bloggers and critics, I decided I had t... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Frédéric Dard: C’est Toi Le Venin (You’re the Poison) (1957)

  

  I have no idea why I haven’t read any Frédéric Dard novels so far. Possibly, because in France his standalone novels are a bit overshadowed by his San-Antonio... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Toni Morrison: God Help the Child (2015)

  

  I’m so annoyed with myself. I have three or four unread books by Toni Morrison on my piles but instead of reading those, I went and bought her latest, God Help... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Literature and War Readalong May 2017: War Poems

  

  For the last readalong before the summer break we are reading something we haven’t read before—poems. I know people are sometimes reclutanct to read poetry, so... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Friedrich Ani’s Naked Man, Burning – Nackter Mann, Der Brennt (2016) German...

  

  I discovered Friedrich Ani on the list for the German Book Prize. Several years, until 2016, he occupied the second place. Last year, finally, he won the prize... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Marguerite Duras: The War – La Douleur (1985) Literature and War Readalong...

  

  Marguerite Duras’ affecting book The War – La douleur is a collection of texts based on her war diaries. Before beginning my review, I have to mention that... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE