Nov 2, 2017 | Book Reviews
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The Remains of the Day (Vintage International, 1993) is by Kazuo Ishiguro, the author of eight novels who won the 2017 Nobel in Literature. I first read this book twenty plus years ago. Re-reading it, I was...
Oct 5, 2017 | Book Reviews
Morenga (Uwe Timm, New Direction Books, 1978) is set in German West South Africa in the first decade of the twentieth century. This historical novel recounts the conflict between the colonial German Empire, and the rebellious Hottentot and Herero tribes, led by the...
Jul 7, 2017 | Book Reviews
Two early books by a most intriguing and lyrical author, Amitav Ghosh: In an Antique Land (Penguin, 2009) is a spellbinding narrative that combines historical research with personal observations of skeptics and holy men, merchants and sorcerers. It transcends genres...
Jun 30, 2017 | Book Reviews
Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier (Grove Press, 2004) I first read this page-turning thriller several years ago. I was attracted to re-read it because of its fine plot, historical setting, and character development. It kept me up several nights and...
Jun 15, 2017 | Book Reviews
Madam Bovery: The classical translation by Francis Steegmuller and a current, livelier one by Lydia Davis. Both equally enjoyable.
