The Bureau of Past Management by Iris Hanika
on blogging, on genocide, on the dangers of forgiveness
Tag: germany
Gilgi, One of Us by Irmgard Keun
some wiemar fiction that (still?) resonates
All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
war, hmmm, what *is* it good for?
Fictionalising Fascism
don’t be stupid, be a smarty / read fiction ’bout the nazi party
Movements in European History by DH Lawrence
a mediocre history text then a pro-UBI, anti-“the Arts is special” rant
Famous Trials 9: Roger Casement by H. Montgomery Hyde
some strange, unpalatable, vintage true crime
Lost Time by Józef Czapski
a touch of proust
Insane by Rainald Goetz
an intense, disconcerting, spectacular novel
Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes
the first part of a lauded comic about the weimar republic
Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin
is all modernism doomed to fail?
Death In Venice by Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann, Thomas Mann, Thomas Mann, What A Very Thom Man
Translation as Transhumance by Mireille Gansel
a literary memoir on translation
Nicotine by Gregor Hens
If Gregor Hens can give up smoking, I can give up booze.
Blitzed by Norman Ohler
Hipster military history: if you’re not cool, this isn’t for you…
But You Did Not Come Back by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
I haven’t cried this much at a book in a while. I haven’t cried this much at a non-fiction bookContinue Reading
Purity by Jonathan Franzen
I read every other novel by Jonathan Franzen during a period of about 18 months after really, really enjoying FreedomContinue Reading
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Almost two years ago to the day, I read Arthur Koestler’s Arrival and Departure*. That, unfortunately, didn’t really thrill meContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 