Greek literature

Every year around this time, I read only books from one country. The past two years my planned book reading was interrupted by my decision to focus on novels from two countries who were victims of brutal attacks by another country – Ukraine and Palestine. I did think of doing Lebanon and this year , … Read more

End of year review 2024

You don’t need to tell you what a grim year it has been so I won’t. Fortunately there have been some interesting books to keep us going. I have read fewer books this year which I expected as I had other things going on. I did add one new country – Vanuatu, apparently the only … Read more

Mariama Bâ:Un chant écarlate (Scarlet Song)

The latest addition to my website is Mariama Bâ‘s Un chant écarlate (Scarlet Song). Ousmane Gueye, a young Senegalese falls for a white French girl, Mireille, daughter of a French diplomat at school. They both go to the same Senegalese university and continue their relationship. However, when her parents find out, she is immediately sent … Read more

György Spiró : Az ikszek [The Xs]

The latest addition to my website is György Spiró‘s [The Xs]. This long novel tells the story of Wojciech Bogusławski, the very real Polish dramatist,actor and director on his return to Warsaw after the fall of Napoleon. It is assumed that he will take over running the National Theatre, as he had done previously. However … Read more

Xita Rubert: Los hechos de Key Biscayne [The Facts About Key Biscayne]

The latest addition to my website is Xita Rubert:‘s Los hechos de Key Biscayne [The Facts About Key Biscayne]. The novel is narrated by a twelve year old Spanish girl. Her parents are separated and she and her brother Nico are living with their decidedly absent-minded professor father in Boston. In the middle of the … Read more