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Tag Archives: world literature
The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction – M. A. Orthofer
(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) As an aficionado of contemporary world fiction, I’m always on a quest to discover more works translated into English. The internet is a great resource, but I spend too much time desperately trying to find authors … Continue reading
Posted in Our Best, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, reference, world literature
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Fatale – Jean-Patrick Manchette, Afterword by Jean Echenoz, (Translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) ” I don’t tell them I’m a killer. I’m a woman, and they wouldn’t take me seriously. I tell them that I know a killer. Sometimes I let them assume that he is my lover. That … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, French Literature, Lost and almost forgotten, Noir-esque fiction, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, French literature, noir, world literature
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A Corner of the World – Mylene Fernández Pintado (Translated from the Spanish by Dick Cluster)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It doesn’t seem crazy to want to live in my country. Or there must be a lot of crazy people around. Or is it that I belong to a group you left out…? The group for … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Literature, Travel, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, Cuba, Latin American Lit, world literature
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The Oxford Murder – by Guillermo Martinez (Author), Sonia Soto (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Mathematicians collide with murder and mayhem in Guillermo Martínez’s thriller, The Oxford Murders. An un-named young Argentinean graduate student goes to Oxford University to study mathematics. One evening, he returns to the house where he’s renting … Continue reading
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Tagged Pythagoreanism, world literature
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