Miki Liukkonen: O [O]
The latest addition to my website is Miki Liukkonen's O [O]. Liukkonen, who died in June 2023 aged thirty three, has written a monumental novel (novel)858 pages) in the Finnish…
Cormac McCarthy: Stella Maris
The latest addition to my website is Cormac McCarthy's Stella Maris. As he is ninety, this may well be his last novel and he definitely goes out with a grim…
Najwa Barakat: مستر نون (Mister N)
The latest addition to my website is Najwa Barakat's مستر نون (Mister N). Mister N is a failed Lebanese writer who currently lives in a hotel, rarely leaving it. We…
Johan Harstad: Buzz Aldrin, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet? (‘Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?)
The latest addition to my website is Johan Harstad's Buzz Aldrin, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet? (‘Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?) Our…
Ingvar Ambjørnsen: Brødre i blodet (UK: Beyond the Great Indoors; US: Elling)
The latest addition to my website is Ingvar Ambjørnsen's Brødre i blodet (UK: Beyond the Great Indoors; US: Elling). The book tells the story of two men- Elling and Kjell…
Richard Powers: Bewilderment
The latest addition to my website is Richard Powers' Bewilderment. This is another superb novel from Powers, about a widower, Theo, an astrobiologist bringing up a highly intelligent and very…
Olivier Targowla: Narcisse sur un fil (Narcisse on a Tightrope)
The latest addition to my website is Olivier Targowla's Narcisse sur un fil (Narcisse on a Tightrope). This is another fascinating discovery from the recently reborn Dalkey Archive Press. Narcisse…
Gine Cornelia Pedersen: Null (Zero)
The latest addition to my website is Gine Cornelia Pedersen's Null (Zero). This is Pedersen's first (of two) novels and she has since made a name for herself as a…