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1969

Antonio Di Benedetto: The Suicides

February 11, 2025 by Trevor Berrett

With The Suicides, NYRB Classics and Esther Allen have brought us Antonio Di Benedetto’s complete Trilogy of Expectation.

Categories Antonio di Benedetto, Book Reviews Tags 1960s, 1969, Spanish Leave a comment

Daphne du Maurier: The House on the Strand

October 10, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

My thoughts on Daphne du Maurier’s 1969 time travel novel, The House on the Strand.

Categories Book Reviews, Daphne du Maurier Tags 1960s, 1969 3 Comments

Ronald Blythe: Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village

June 15, 2017October 9, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Ronald Blythe’s 1969 book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village.

Categories Book Reviews, Ronald Blythe Tags 1960s, 1969, NYRB Classics 4 Comments

Juan José Saer: Scars

July 12, 2016March 12, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Juan José Saer’s Scars, translated from the Spanish by Steve Dolph. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, José Saer Juan Tags 1960s, 1969, Open Letter Books, Spanish 5 Comments

B.S. Johnson: The Unfortunates

October 10, 2018November 22, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews B.S. Johnson’s book in a box The Unfortunates, which has been re-released in a lovely edition by New Directions.

Categories B.S. Johnson, Book Reviews Tags 1960s, 1969, New Directions 15 Comments
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