Category: Books

I wanted to read The Pine Islands for my Japanese Literature project, and I was curious about what a German author would write about Japan. I’m so glad…

Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang was a book that I’ve heard a lot about, so it was on my radar. And I thought a book about a family…

I had heard and listened about Frankenstein so much that I thought I had read the book for a long time but thought I had forgotten. And I…

The Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder is the first book of the British author John Ironmonger. Reading it was an enjoyable journey because it is highly interesting and…

Lord of the Flies, unfortunately, was a novel I read quite late. However, despite everything, I love it a lot, and I won’t be able to forget it…

Trout, Belly Up is the first book I read by Rodrigo Fuentes, a young Guatemalan writer. In this collection of interconnected stories, the author sheds light on the…

Reading old friends has always been enjoyable for me. The exchange is particularly pleasant when it comes to Russians. After the Dead Souls, Gogol left me breathless with…

I wanted to read Roberto Bolaño for a long time but didn’t have the courage. In our recent bookstore visit with friends, his name came up. All my…

I Haven’t Dreamed of Flying for a While changed me. I cannot say that I have gained different perspectives on the world and humanity, but I can feel…

It would, of course, be absurd not to be curious about Robert Walser, who is introduced as the great writer who influenced Kafka and wrote Jakob von Gunten.…