Tag Archives: jealousy
I’m Not Going Anywhere – Rumena Bužarovska,(translated by Steve Bradbury)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “She cried because her son didn’t love her, because her husband didn’t love her, because she felt lost at work, because the country was a total mess and had no future…” These words of desperation … Continue reading
Posted in World Literature
Tagged dark, jealousy, Macedonian literature
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Many Are Invited – Dennis Cuesta
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned An untimely death at a housewarming party takes place just prior to the millennium, and Silicon Valley IT professional Steve Galanos is trying to make sense of it all. Later, he proceeds to recount events … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged Big Tech, friendship, jealousy, Silicon Valley
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The Last Twist of the Knife – João Almino (Author), Elizabeth Lowe (Translator)
(reviewed by JD Jung) “Pieces of the past arrive that either frighten me or invite me to a reunion. It’s what I see, what I hear. The rest I imagine…” A seventy-year-old lawyer decides to abandon his current life in … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Literature, Modern Literary Fiction, Skinny reads, World Literature
Tagged Brazil, Crime, jealousy, revenge, translated world literature
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