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Amélie Nothomb: Psychopompe [Psychopomp]

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  • Post published:26 August 2023
  • Post category:Belgium/Birds/The Modern Novel website/Women
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The latest addition to my website is Amélie Nothomb's Psychopompe [ Psychopomp]. Yes, psychopomp is a word ( literally the guide of souls. They are creatures, spirits, angels, demons or…

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Tchicaya U Tam’si: Les Méduses (The Madman and the Medusa)

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  • Post published:19 August 2023
  • Post category:Congo (Republic)/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Tchicaya U Tam’si's Les Méduses (The Madman and the Medusa). The novel is set in Tchicaya U Tam’si's home town of Pointe-Noire, Republic…

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Attila Bartis : A vége (The End)

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  • Post published:18 August 2023
  • Post category:Communism/Hungary/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Attila Bartis' A vége (The End) This is a monumental semi-autobiographical novel, telling the story of Andras Szabad from his birth during the…

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Yōko Ogawa: 余白の愛 [Love at the Margin]

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  • Post published:12 August 2023
  • Post category:Deafness/Japan/The Modern Novel website/Women
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The latest addition to my website is Yōko Ogawa's 余白の愛 [Love at the Margin]. Our unnamed heroine/narrator has suddenly had serious hearing problems . We learn later that her husband…

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Karmele Jaio: Aitaren etxea (My Father’s House)

  • Post author:tmn
  • Post published:29 July 2023
  • Post category:Basque/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Karmele Jaio's Aitaren etxea (My Father’s House). This is a Basque feminist novel. We start with Ismael Alberdi, a succesful novelist who is…

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Harald Voetmann: Alt under månen (Sublunar)

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  • Post published:28 July 2023
  • Post category:Denmark/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Harald Voetmann's Alt under månen (Sublunar). The book follows part of the life of Tycho Brahe, allegedly the last great astronomer before the…

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Rosemary Tonks: The Bloater

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  • Post published:27 July 2023
  • Post category:England/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Rosemary Tonks's The Bloater. This is a quirky comedy of manners. The heroine/narrator is Min who is married to George, with whom she…

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Guillaume Lecasble: Lobster (Lobster)

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  • Post published:25 July 2023
  • Post category:France/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Guillaume Lecasble's Lobster (Lobster). We follow the story of a lobster who, along with his parents, is caught and placed in an aquarium…

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Miki Liukkonen: O [O]

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  • Post published:21 July 2023
  • Post category:FInland/Mental health/The Modern Novel website
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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…

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Patrick Langley: Arkady

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  • Post published:9 July 2023
  • Post category:Dystopia/England/The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Patrick Langley's Arkady. This is a dystopian novel in a country that is much like Britain. Indeed, it was published five years ago…

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