Ann Schlee: Rhine Journey
Take a lovely Victorian cruise down the Rhine in Ann Schlee’s deceptively quiet 1980 novel, Rhine Journey.
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Sandra Cisneros: The House on Mango Street
For a recent library book club I finally read Sandra Cisneros’s 1984 novel The House on Mango Street.
Muriel Spark: Loitering with Intent
I accidentally read Muriel Spark’s 1981 novel, Loitering with Intent. Here are my thoughts.
Wolfgang Hilbig: The Females
Paul reviews the latest Wolfgang Hilbig novel to come out in English, The Females, which is actually Hilbig’s debut. It was recently translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole and published by Two Lines Press.
Barbara Comyns: The Juniper Tree
Trevor reviews Barbara Comyn’s dark 1985 novel, The Juniper Tree, which Comyn’s wrote in her late 70s. The book was recently published in a new edition by NYRB Classics.
Per Petterson: Echoland
Paul reviews Per Petterson’s 1989 novel Echoland, translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.
Patrick Modiano: Such Fine Boys
Trevor reviews Patrick Modiano’s Such Fine Boys, translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti, and published this week by Yale University Press.
Patrick Modiano: Sundays in August
Trevor reviews his new favorite Patrick Modiano book: Sundays in August, translated from the French by Damion Searls.
César Aira: Ema, the Captive
Trevor reviews César Aira’s early novel Ema, the Captive, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.