Orhan Pamuk: Kafamda bir tuhaflik (A Strangeness in My Mind)
The latest addition to my website is Orhan Pamuk's Kafamda bir tuhaflik (A Strangeness in My Mind). This is Pamuk's labour of love, a hymn to his city (Istanbul), particularly…
Jorge Eduardo Eielson: El cuerpo de Giulia-no [The Body of Julia-n]
The latest addition to my website is Jorge Eduardo Eielson's El cuerpo de Giulia-no [The Body of Julia-n]. Eielson was best known as an artist and poet and this clearly…
Paul Atanya: Bloodshed in Mana
The latest addition to my website is Paul Atanya's Bloodshed in Mana, the first novel from South Sudan on my website. The novel follows a traditional African theme, that of…
Cyprian Ekwensi: Jagua Nana
The latest addition to my website is Cyprian Ekwensi's Jagua Nana. This is an early example of the Nigerian urban novel - previous novels had been mainly set in the…
Enrique Vila-Matas: Dublinesca (Dublinesque)
The latest addition to my website is Enrique Vila-Matas' Dublinesca (Dublinesque). It is about a retired publisher, Samuel Riba, a former alcoholic, the alcoholism being one of the reasons for…
Adrian Jones Pearson: Cow Country
The latest addition to my website is Adrian Jones Pearson's Cow Country. Before reviewing the book, I must say a few words about the author. I decided to read this…
Luis Arturo Ramos: Este era un gato [This Was a Cat]
The latest addition to my website is Luis Arturo Ramos' Este era un gato [This Was a Cat]. This novel, which has not been translated into English, tells the story…
Fiston Mwanza Mujila: Tram 83 (Tram 83)
The latest addition to my website is Fiston Mwanza Mujila's Tram 83 (Tram 83). As I say in my review, this is the noisiest novel I have ever read and…
Man Booker Prize shortlist
They have just announced the shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize. They are: Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings Tom McCarthy: Satin Island Chigozie Obioma: The Fishermen…
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz: Farinet ou la fausse monnaie [Farinet or the Forged Money]
The latest addition to my website is Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz's Farinet ou la fausse monnaie [Farinet or the Forged Money]. Maurice Farinet, when young, befriended an old man, Sage, who had…