Cora Sandel: Alberte og Jakob (Alberta and Jacob)
The latest addition to my website is Cora Sandel's Alberte og Jakob (Alberta and Jacob). This is a semi-autobiographical novel, the first in a trilogy, set in a small town,…
Fiona Snyckers: Lacuna
The latest addition to my website is Fiona Snyckers' Lacuna. J M Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel Disgrace was controversial, particularly for the scene where Lucy Lurie is raped by three…
Karen Duve: Regenroman (Rain)
The latest addition to my website is Karen Duve's Regenroman (Rain). Leon Ulbricht is an unsuccessful writer when his friend Harry Klaamt gets him the job of writing a biography…
Almudena Grandes: El corazón helado (The Frozen Heart)
The latest addition to my website is Almudena Grandes' El corazón helado (The Frozen Heart). This is a long and complicated novel set mainly in the present but very much…
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…
Najwa Bin Shatwan: الطليانوج حياة خاصة (Catalogue of a Private Life)
The latest addition to my website is Najwa Bin Shatwan's (Catalogue of a Private Life). This is a collection of eight stories from Libya. Some are serious, but most are…
Manon Steffan Ros: Llyfr Glas Nebo (Blue Book of Nebo)
The latest addition to my website is Manon Steffan Ros's Llyfr Glas Nebo (Blue Book of Nebo). This is a Welsh post-apocalyptic novel, translated from the Welsh. Following what looks…
Juli Zeh: Neujahr (New Year)
The latest addition to my website is Juli Zeh's Neujahr (New Year). Henning is on holiday in Lanzarote with his wife, Theresa, and young children. On New Year's Day 2018…
Sigrid Undset: Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken 2 (The Snake Pit; later: Olav Audunssøn. 2. Providence)
The latest addition to my website is Sigrid Undset's Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken 2 (The Snake Pit; later: Olav Audunssøn. 2. Providence). This is the second in her Olav Audunssøn…
Adrienne Yabouza: Co-épouses et co-veuves, (Co-wives, Co-widows)
The latest addition to my website is Adrienne Yabouza's Co-épouses et co-veuves, (Co-wives, Co-widows), the first adult novel from the Central African Republic to be published in English. It tells…