A James Tait Black-shortlsted collection of Syrian-born writer Dima Alzayat
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Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe)
Modern classic of African literature, Nervous Conditions
How to Feed a Dictator by Witold Szablowski (Poland)
An intriguing mix of reportage, memoir, political history and recipe book as Witold Szabłowski interviews the former chefs to a handful of murderous dictators.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (b. Dominican Republic)
Critically-acclaimed, Pulitzer prize-winning novel of Oscar Wao, his family and the long arm of history
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón (Iceland)
Translated by Victoria Cribb EUROPE Book 14 of my #20booksofsummer21 Time is whizzing by and I’m not sure if I’m going to get through all the 20 books on my list. I wish I’d counted the three “extra” books I read earlier in the summer! (Though that would mean going back and writing reviews.) Set …
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Visitation (Heimsuchung) by Jenny Erpenbeck (Germany)
Jenny Erpenbeck’s story of an East German house over the course of the 20th century
A Children’s Bible: A Novel by Lydia Millet (USA)
An often acerbic dystopian novel by US author Lydia Millet
Talk to Me by T. C. Boyle (USA)
Book 11 of my #20booksofsummer, Review no 169 AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN Progress has slowed on the blog in recent weeks, as work has ramped up to crazy levels and I’ve been working till late every day, though some time off is in sight. I finished Talk to Me by T. C. Boyle a while …
Last Witnesses: Unchildlike Stories by Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus)
Harrowing masterpiece, recording the wartime memories of those who grew up during the Second World War in Belarus
Booker Longlist Predictions: How did I do? Plus Review of Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford’s deeply humane new novel “Light Perpetual”
