The Modern Novel

Rosemary Tonks: The Halt during the Chase

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Post published:3 October 2023
Post category:England The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Rosemary Tonks' The Halt during the Chase. This novel wittily tells the story of a few eccentric characters in the London suburb of…

Gauz: Debout-Payé (Standing Heavy)

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Post published:30 September 2023
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The latest addition to my website is Gauz's Debout-Payé (Standing Heavy). Gauz, from the Ivory Coast, had worked as a security guard in Paris and this colourful and witty novel…

Nino Haratischwili: Juja (Juja)

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Post published:27 September 2023
Post category:Georgia Paris The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Nino Haratischwili's Juja (Juja). We follow the stories of several people, mainly women, who seemed ti be connected to Jeanne Saré. Saré, whose…

Maica Rafecas: El setembre i la nit (September and the Night)

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Post published:22 September 2023
Post category:Catalonia The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Maica Rafecas' El setembre i la nit (September and the Night). The novel tells the story of Anaïs whose family own a vineyard.…

Luis Felipe Fabre: Declaración de las canciones oscuras (Recital of the Dark Verses)

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Post published:19 September 2023
Post category:Christianity Mexico Spain The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Luis Felipe Fabre's Declaración de las canciones oscuras (Recital of the Dark Verses). Saint John of the Cross/San Juan de la Cruz was…

Guzel Yakhina :Дети мои (A Volga Tale)

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Post published:18 September 2023
Post category:Russia Stalin The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Guzel Yakhina's Дети мои (A Volga Tale). The focus is on the Volga Germans, German nationals who, at the invitation of Catherine the…

Ismail Kadare: Kur sunduesit grinden (A Dictator Calls)

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Post published:17 September 2023
Post category:Albania Russia Stalin The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Ismail Kadare's Kur sunduesit grinden (A Dictator Calls). Kadare had spent some time studying in Moscow where he heard the story about the…

Ventura Ametller: Summa kaòtica (Summa Kaotica)

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Post published:10 September 2023
Post category:Catalonia Civil War The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Ventura Ametller's Summa kaòtica (Summa Kaotica). This is one of the great Catalan novels, which has finally made it into English. It is…

Andrew Crumey: Beethoven’s Assassins

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Post published:9 September 2023
Post category:Beethoven Music Scotland The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Andrew Crumey's Beethoven’s Assassins. This is a brilliant novel which is nominally about Beethoven (the composer) but is also about lots of other…

Antonio Soler: El nombre que ahora digo (Soldiers in the Fog)

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Post published:8 September 2023
Post category:Civil War Spain The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Antonio Soler's El nombre que ahora digo (Soldiers in the Fog). The novel is set in the Spanish Civil War and follows the…