One of my book club choices this year was Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges. I have no idea why but I’ve been putting off Jorge … Read More ›
Nobel laureate author Heinrich Böll’s first novel The Train Was on Time is short, but its effect remains long. Böll wrote this book just after … Read More ›
I’ve read Kazumi Yumoto first the first time, and like every time I read a Japanese writer, I fell in love with the writing. When … Read More ›
I was looking for a book that I could finish over the weekend when I saw Steve Martin on television. Then I remember I had … Read More ›
The Corrections is the first book I’ve read from Jonathan Franzen, and I think it won’t be the last. This interesting book made me feel … Read More ›
The Cypress Tree is the first book I’ve read from Kamin Mohammadi. The author, who took me from London to Iran in a couple of … Read More ›
A Farewell to Arms is the first book I read by Ernest Hemingway. When I bought it from a second-hand bookseller in Istanbul, I was … Read More ›
Last Night in Montreal was a book I’ve found late at night while browsing for writers I’ve never read before. When I saw Emily St. … Read More ›
Good Morning Midnight is the third book I’ve read from Jean Rhys after Quartet and Wide Saragossa Sea. I love both of these books, and … Read More ›
Sarah Harvey, who works in the publishing industry, quits her job and moves to Japan. During the six months she spent there, she had the … Read More ›
I love reading about languages; I can say that it is one of my many weird interests. Of course, mine is a situation that can … Read More ›