Anthony Horowitz: The Word Is Murder
After reading a couple of his other mystery novels, I've returned to Anthony Horowitz with his 2017 novel The Word Is Murder.
Dante Alighieri: The Inferno
After years of intending to do it, I finally reread Dante's Inferno, this time in the translation by Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander.
Amit Chaudhuri: A Strange and Sublime Address
Knowing nothing of what to expect, I was delighted by Amit Chaudhuri's debut novel from 1991, A Strange and Sublime Address.
Eileen Chang: Love in a Fallen City
One of my favorite reading projects is Kim McNeil's NYRB Women project. The latest book we read was Eileen Chang's collection of short stories Love in a Fallen City.
MacDonald Harris: Mortal Leap
MacDonald Harris's 1964 novel Mortal Leap is back in print for the first time since . . . well, 1964, thanks to the great series Recovered Books from Boiler House Press. It's certainly worth your time!
Alice Munro: The View from Castle Rock
It's high time to move on to Alice Munro's 2006 collection The View from Castle Rock. Here is the post that will eventually contain all of the links!
Alice Munro: “Silence”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro's "Silence," from Runaway.
Pat Barker: The Women of Troy
Pat Barker's The Women of Troy follows up her 2017 novel The Silence of the Girls. They are both brilliant!
Barbara Pym: Excellent Women
I've always known I should read something by Barbara Pym. I felt she'd be a favorite. Now, having read her second novel, Excellent Women, I'm thrilled to say that somehow I was right!
César Aira: The Divorce
We have a new Aira book! His 2010 novella The Divorce, translated by Chris Andrews, has just been published in English by New Directions.