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Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf’s Most-Read Novel
Virginia Woolf wrote with ‘Mrs Dalloway’ one of the most-read and most enduring novels of the 20th century. But what makes her novel so special?
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being and a Dog Named Karenin
Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a strangely readable heavy novel about chance encounters, the weight of destiny and a dog named Karenin.
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Masken und Hüllen in „Deine kalten Hände“
„Deine kalten Hände“ von Han Kang befasst sich mit der Suche nach der Wahrheit in den menschlichen Beziehungen.
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Sara Stridsberg and her Beckomberga
Sara Stridsberg’s ‘The Gravity of Love’ is the story of a father and daughter, as well as the story of Beckomberga, the former mental institution…
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Das literarische Experiment von Cesare Pavese und Bianca Garufi
„Großes Feuer”, der 1959 veröffentlichte Roman von Cesare Pavese und Bianca Garufi, ist ein Buch, wie ich es noch nie zuvor gelesen habe.
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Bine ai venit în America, povestea tăcută a unei familii
„Bine ai venit în America!”, romanul din 2016 al scriitoarei suedeze Linda Boström Knausgård, impresioneaza prin vocea naratoarei, o fetiță de 11 ani.
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Die Vegetarierin, ein Buch wie ein Fiebertraum
Han Kangs Roman “Die Vegetarierin” hat mich aus der Bahn geworfen.
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Există o poveste în „Fizica tristeții”?
Fragmentele și nostalgia din „Fizica tristeții” de Gheorghi Gospodinov sunt și poveste și lipsa ei.

fiction
Book reviews and recommendations, written from a personal point of view and grounded in what’s happening in my life at the moment. This is an overview of all the blog posts I wrote about fiction.