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Local Character: Judging books by their covers
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Judging books by their covers. My first post here included a list of books I hoped to review. Those books are now stacked on a corner of my work table where I can see them out of the corner of my eye as I type. Or rather, I can see their covers. We’ve all been told Never judge a book by its cover. 8212;but we do it anyway: in bookstores, in libraries, even online. How often, when you choose a book, do you already know it inside and out? And yet there are many small presses which seem to make a go of it w...
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Frantumaglia. A Writer's Journey
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Frantumaglia. A Writer's Journey. Frantumaglia. A Writer's Journey. Frantumaglia. A Writer's Journey. 2016, pp. 224, Hardcover. This book invites readers into Elena Ferrante’s workshop. It offers a glimpse into the drawers of her writing desk, those drawers from which emerged her three early standalone novels and the four installments of. Treze letras, nem mais new menus.” The editors of Frantumaglia wish to express their apologies to all parties concerned. Praise for Elena Ferrante. The New York Times.
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Asia
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The Gardens of Consolation. 2017, pp. 272, 11.99. A powerful love story unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Iran. The Man Who Snapped His Fingers. 2016, pp. 144, 9.99. Winner of the 2001 French Human Rights Prize, French-Iranian author Hachtroudi’s English-language debut explores themes as old as time: the crushing. 2013, pp. , 9.99. One man's obsession drives him to take control of another person's life. 2016, pp. 304, 10.99. A novel of the Arab Spring. The Proof of the Honey.
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The Carousel of Desire
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The Carousel of Desire. The Carousel of Desire. The Carousel of Desire. 2016, pp. 672, Paper. Howard Curtis, Katherine Gregor. From the author of. The Most Beautiful Book in the World. A literary tour de force of contemporary eroticism. 8220;A narrative tour de force. Liberated, libertine, libertarian. A brilliant celebration of sexual and moral tolerance.”—. The Carousel of Pleasure. Is a terrific encyclopedia of love and desire. A beautiful novel, at once light, funny, and sombre.” —. 2016, pp. 672...
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North America
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2014, pp. 224, 9.99. Equal parts Life Is Beautiful, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Book Thief, Joanna Gruda’s English-language debut is a thoroughly original. Canek Sánchez Guevara. 2016, pp. 128, 9.99. A novel of modern Cuba written by Che Guevara’s grandson. 2017, pp. 320, 11.99. Million Dollar Baby meets The Brief Life of Oscar Wao. 2017, pp. 336, 11.99. A love triangle involving Mikhail Bulgakov, an agent of Stalin’s secret police, and the bewitching Margarita, and its inescapable consequences.
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News
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From February 25 to April 2. A two-part stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet of novels. Adapted for the stage by April De Angelis Directed by Melly Still. Sat 25 February – Sun 2 April. By Richard Francis is in the longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017. February 23, 06:30pm. Book launch. Francesca Melandri in conversation with Catherine Dunne. February 24, 07:00pm. London - from February 25 to April 2. The World Premiere of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend.
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South America
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2016, pp. 192, 9.99. A startling and inspirational work of transgender fiction by a leading figure in Brazil’s New Urban fiction movement. The Mystery of Rio. 2013, pp. 192, 9.99. The Mystery of Rio is a literary, suspenseful, and sexy mystery novel that revolves around a murder at a sophisticated Brazilian brothel. 2016, pp. 320, 11.99. A Colombian philosophy student is arrested in Bangkok and accused of drug trafficking. Unless he enters a guilty plea he will almost certainly be.
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The Beach at Night
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The Beach at Night. The Beach at Night. The Beach at Night. 2016, pp. 38, Hardcover. Full-color illustrations by Mara Cerri. The Beach at Night. Is a short, moving, and mysterious tale for future and present readers of Ferrante’s beloved novels. Elena Ferrante was born in Naples. She is the author of. The Days of Abandonment. Her Neapolitan Novels include. The Story of a New Name. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay. And the fourth and final book in the series,. The Story of the Lost Child. 2017, pp. ...
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The Gringo Champion
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2017, pp. 320, Paper. The Brief Life of Oscar Wao. Liborio’s story is constructed in a dazzling language that reflects the particular culture of border towns and expresses both resistance and fascination. This is a migrants’ story of deracination, loneliness, fear, and, finally, love – a thoroughly contemporary take on the picaresque novel – told in sparkling, innovative prose. Aura Xilonen is a novelist and filmmaker. She won the 2015 Premio Mauricio Achar for her first novel,. Mdash; The New York Times.
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