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2006

Alice Munro: The View from Castle Rock

May 15, 2024June 20, 2023 by Trevor Berrett

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!

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags 2000s, 2006, Short Story Leave a comment

Sara Stridsberg: The Faculty of Dreams

April 2, 2019 by Paul Fulcher

Paul reviews his favorite (so far) of the Man Booker International Prize longlist, Sara Stridsberg’s The Faculty of Dreams, translated from the Swedish by Deborah Bragan-Turner.

Categories Book Reviews, Sara Stridsberg Tags 2000s, 2006, Swedish Leave a comment

Eric Chevillard: Demolishing Nisard

July 14, 2016April 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Eric Chevillard’s Demolishing Nisard, translated from the French by Jordan Stump. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Eric Chevillard Tags 2000s, 2006, Dalkey Archive, French 8 Comments

Jean Echenoz: Ravel

July 6, 2016July 18, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jean Echenoz’s Ravel, translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jean Echenoz Tags 2000s, 2006, French 2 Comments

César Aira: The Literary Conference

May 27, 2017November 11, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Literary Conference, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 2000s, 2006, New Directions, Spanish 20 Comments

Jennifer Egan: The Keep

June 19, 2016September 13, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jennifer Egan’s The Keep. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jennifer Egan Tags 2000s, 2006 3 Comments

Gerbrand Bakker: The Twin

August 4, 2016March 2, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Gerbrand Bakker’s The Twin, translated from the Dutch by David Colmer. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Gerbrand Bakker Tags 2000s, 2006, Archipelago Books, Dutch 8 Comments

Jacques Poulin: Translation Is a Love Affair

May 26, 2018August 31, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jacques Poulin’s Translation Is a Love Affair, translated from the French by Sheila Fischman.

Categories Book Reviews, Jacques Poulin Tags 2000s, 2006, Archipelago Books, French 1 Comment

Cormac McCarthy: The Road

January 11, 2018March 28, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Road.

Categories Book Reviews, Cormac McCarthy Tags 2000s, 2006, Pulitzer Prize 26 Comments

M.T. Anderson: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1 – The Pox Party

September 27, 2017December 5, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews M.T. Anderson’s National Book Award winning, 2006 novel, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party.

Categories Book Reviews, M.T. Anderson Tags 2000s, 2006, National Book Award 2 Comments
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