Petre M. Andreevski: Пиреј (Pirey)
The latest addition to my website is Petre M. Andreevski's Пиреј (Pirey), a novel about the brutalities of World War 1 in Macedonia. The novel tells the story of Ion…
Marilynne Robinson: Lila
The latest addition to my website is Marilynne Robinson's Lila, the third book in Robinson's Gilead trilogy. This one, of course, tells the story of Lila, whom we have met…
Marilynne Robinson: Home
The latest addition to my website is Marilynne Robinson's Home, the second book in her Gilead trilogy. In the first book - Gilead - the Reverend John Ames told his…
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
The latest addition to my website is Marilynne Robinson's Gilead. This is another first-class novel from Marilynne Robinson and, in fact, the first of a trilogy of novels, set in…
Zaza Burchuladze: რომანი (Adibas)
The latest addition to my website is Zaza Burchuladze's რომანი (Adibas), another fine novel from Dalkey Archive Press's wonderful Georgian Literature Series. This one is a supremely cynical novel by…
Aleksander Majkowski: Żëcé i przigodë Remusa. Zvjercadło kaszubskji (Life and Adventures of Remus)
The latest addition to my website is Aleksander Majkowski's Żëcé i przigodë Remusa. Zvjercadło kaszubskji (Life and Adventures of Remus), the first and almost certainly the last Kashubian novel on…
Literary prizes
If you have been following this blog recently, you will have noticed I have been reading selections from the shortlists/winners of literary prizes. This was a response to the disappointing…
Emily St. John Mandel: Station Eleven
The latest addition to my website is Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven. This book has been shortlisted for the US National Book Award, with the winner to be announced…
Wilson Harris: Heartland
The latest addition to my website is Wilson Harris' Heartland. This book is a follow-up to the Guyana Quartet, with three of the characters from the Quartet - Da Silva,…
Jun’ichiro Tanizaki: 春琴抄 (The Story of Shunkin; later: A Portrait of Shunkin)
The latest addition to my website is Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's 春琴抄 (The Story of Shunkin; later: A Portrait of Shunkin). This is another novella from Tanizaki about delving into the past…