Germano Almeida: O Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo(The Last Will aO Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo(

The latest addition to my website is Germano Almeida‘s O Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo(The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo), a novel from Cape Verde. Napumoceno hasbuilt up a successful export-import business and when he dies, he is expected to leave everything to his nephew and business partner, Carlos. … Read more

Peter Stamm: Ungefähre Landschaft (Unformed Landscape)

The latest addition to my website is Peter Stamm‘s Ungefähre Landschaft (Unformed Landscape). The novel is not set in Stamm’s native Switzerland but in Norway, near the Russian border. Our heroine is Kathrine, a customs officer. She is divorced with a young son. She starts an affair with Thomas, a man seemingly with multiple achievements … Read more

Yōko Ogawa: 猫を抱いて象と泳 [Swim with an Elephant Holding a Cat]

The latest addition to my website is Yōko Ogawa‘ s 猫を抱いて象と泳 [Swim with an Elephant Holding a Cat]. Our hero is brought up by his grandparents but remains a loner. One day he meets a former bus driver, now massively overweight, who teaches him chess, both how to play and the philosophy behind it. However … Read more