Over the past several weeks, fellow bloggers have tempted me with the following books:
- The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel – a collection of essays on libraries. things mean a lot says of the book “it’s riveting and deeply personal, and it’s one of the most well-written non-fiction books I’ve read in a long time. Highly recommended to book lovers of every persuasion”.
- Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo - it is set in Peru and it’s about a murder investigation. Translated by Edith Grossman. Farm Lane Books rates it 4/5 and recommends it to fans of Spanish Literature.
- Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh – I haven’t read anything by Ghosh though I’ve been meaning to. Eva’s glowing, gushing review has pushed it to the top of my wishlist.
- Borges and the Eternal Orangutans by Luis Fernando Verissimo – described as a literary homage to Borges and other writers. A Futile Preoccupation says “If you like an intelligent read (think Michael Frayn), full of literary allusions, then this is a book for you”. I do!
- Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino – I’m always on the lookout for more contemporary Japanese women writers and thanks to The Reading Life for reviewing this book. A new author for me.
- Alphabet of the Night by Jean-Euphele Milce – Well, as usual, Winstonsdad’s blog is a good source for international fiction. The author is Haitian and Stu says he “is an exciting writer and a new voice for the region”
June 19, 2010 at 10:30 am
Thanks so much for the mention-I hope you enjoy it-I also liked Sea Of Poppies a lot-a great historical novel about India-
June 21, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Oh, you are most welcome and thank you for the review.
June 19, 2010 at 11:10 am
What a great list Kinna! Most of those got added to my list as well
June 19, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I enjoyed Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino, but Out was fantastic – one of my top 10 reads of all time. I highly recommend that you start with Out (unless you like saving the best until last!!)
June 21, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I think I will do as you suggest. thanks.
June 19, 2010 at 7:45 pm
I always check out your lists for books or reviews I might’ve missed. All of the books you mentioned are on my wishlist as well.
June 20, 2010 at 12:05 am
Thanks Kinna: A friend recommended the book to me, and I enjoyed it so much I went right out and bought Club of Angels by the same author–a book about a club of gourmet food-obsessed people.
June 21, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Your review really piqued my interest and it sound like the kinda “literary” read that I would enjoy. Thank You.
June 20, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I think I’m going to add some of these to my already too-long wish list. Grotesque is already on my list, but I’ll be adding The Library at Night and Red April. Good post!
June 21, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Great list, I also added a lot of these books to my tbr list. The Library at Night sounds like especially wonderful
June 21, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Interesting additions to your wish list
‘The Library at Night’ sounds quite interesting. I have Alberto Manguel’s ‘The History of Reading’ on my ‘To Be Read’ list. I will have to add this too. I have read ‘Grotesque’ by Natsuo Kirino, a few years back. It was an interesting book – I found it powerful and bleak. Hope you enjoy reading it. I have heard a lot of wonderful things about Amitav Ghosh’s books, but somehow have never got around to reading them. Hope you enjoy reading all these new additions to your wish list!