Rosemary Tonks: The Halt during the Chase
The latest addition to my website is Rosemary Tonks' The Halt during the Chase. This novel wittily tells the story of a few eccentric characters in the London suburb of…
Nino Haratischwili: Juja (Juja)
The latest addition to my website is Nino Haratischwili's Juja (Juja). We follow the stories of several people, mainly women, who seemed ti be connected to Jeanne Saré. Saré, whose…
Maica Rafecas: El setembre i la nit (September and the Night)
The latest addition to my website is Maica Rafecas' El setembre i la nit (September and the Night). The novel tells the story of Anaïs whose family own a vineyard.…
Luis Felipe Fabre: Declaración de las canciones oscuras (Recital of the Dark Verses)
The latest addition to my website is Luis Felipe Fabre's Declaración de las canciones oscuras (Recital of the Dark Verses). Saint John of the Cross/San Juan de la Cruz was…
Guzel Yakhina :Дети мои (A Volga Tale)
The latest addition to my website is Guzel Yakhina's Дети мои (A Volga Tale). The focus is on the Volga Germans, German nationals who, at the invitation of Catherine the…
Ismail Kadare: Kur sunduesit grinden (A Dictator Calls)
The latest addition to my website is Ismail Kadare's Kur sunduesit grinden (A Dictator Calls). Kadare had spent some time studying in Moscow where he heard the story about the…
Ventura Ametller: Summa kaòtica (Summa Kaotica)
The latest addition to my website is Ventura Ametller's Summa kaòtica (Summa Kaotica). This is one of the great Catalan novels, which has finally made it into English. It is…
Andrew Crumey: Beethoven’s Assassins
The latest addition to my website is Andrew Crumey's Beethoven’s Assassins. This is a brilliant novel which is nominally about Beethoven (the composer) but is also about lots of other…
Antonio Soler: El nombre que ahora digo (Soldiers in the Fog)
The latest addition to my website is Antonio Soler's El nombre que ahora digo (Soldiers in the Fog). The novel is set in the Spanish Civil War and follows the…
Grazia Deledda: Marianna Sirca (Marianna Sirca)
The latest addition to my website is Grazia Deledda's Marianna Sirca. The book is set in Deledda's native Sardinia. The eponymous heroine has worked all her life, obeying orders from…