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1989

Per Petterson: Echoland

January 15, 2018 by Paul Fulcher

Paul reviews Per Petterson’s 1989 novel Echoland, translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.

Categories Book Reviews, Per Petterson Tags 1980s, 1989, Norwegian 5 Comments

László Krasznahorkai: The Melancholy of Resistance

February 20, 2018July 11, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews László Krasznahorkai’s The Melancholy of Resistance, translated from the Hugarian by George Szirtes.

Categories Book Reviews, László Krasznahorkai Tags 1980s, 1989, Hungarian 7 Comments

César Aira: How I Became a Nun

February 12, 2018June 26, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s How I Became a Nun, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags 1980s, 1989, New Directions, Spanish 9 Comments

Cynthia Ozick: The Shawl

November 3, 2017February 12, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl, which collects two short, connected works: “The Shawl” and “Rosa.”

Categories Book Reviews, Cynthia Ozick Tags 1980s, 1989, Short Story 8 Comments

Kazuo Ishiguro: The Remains of the Day

September 23, 2017July 10, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker Prize winning novel The Remains of the Day, his own pick for the Best of the Booker.

Categories Book Reviews, Kazuo Ishiguro Tags 1980s, 1989, 1989 Booker Prize, Booker Prize, Booker Prize Winner 10 Comments

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