Zou Jingzhi: 九栋 (Ninth Building)
The latest addition to my website is Zou Jingzhi's 九栋 (Ninth Building). This is an account by Zou Jingzhi of his life in China during the Cultural Revolution. We first…
Jana Bodnárová: Náhrdelník/Obojok (Necklace/Choker)
The latest addition to my website is Jana Bodnárová's Náhrdelník/Obojok (Necklace/Choker). This novel tells the stories of two Slovak women - Sara and Iboja - who meet in their hometown…
Ana Schnabl: Mojstrovina (The Masterpiece)
The latest addition to my website is Ana Schnabl's Mojstrovina (The Masterpiece). The novel is set primarily in 1985, five years after Tito's death but with Slovenia still part of…
Zsuzsa Selyem: Moszkvában esik (It’s Raining in Moscow)
The latest addition to my website is Zsuzsa Selyem's Moszkvában esik (It’s Raining in Moscow). This is a series of interrelated stories concerning the Beczásy family, who were driven out…
Edward Upward: The Rotten Elements
The latest addition to my website is Edward Upward's The Rotten Elements, the second in his Spiral Ascent Trilogy, about communism in Britain in the middle of the last century.…
Edward Upward: In the Thirties
The latest addition to my website is Edward Upward's In the Thirties, the first book in his The Spiral Ascent trilogy, his best-known work. We follow the story of Alan…