Numero Zero, by Umberto Eco. This review was first published by Shiny New Books. Continue reading
translations
The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov (translated Bryan Karetnyk)
The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov (translated Bryan Karetnyk). When is someone you killed dead? Mystery, guilt, love, philosophy, and death in a very Russian thriller. This review first appeared in Nudge Books (now NB). Continue reading
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The Gardener from Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov
The Gardener from Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov (translated by Amanda Love Darragh). ‘We live in an interesting country, these are interesting times … we can’t help being interesting ourselves’. A Russo-Ukrainian novel. This review first appeared in Nudge Books (now NB). Continue reading
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The Difficulty of Being a Dog by Roger Grenier
The Difficulty of Being a Dog by Roger Grenier (translated Alice Kaplan). An upmarket jumble sale of a book, mostly about dogs. This review first appeared in Nudge Books (now NB). Continue reading
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