Journey to the Alcarria by Camilo José Cela
uninspiring 1940s travel writing
Tag: Spanish
Selected Poems by Federico García Lorca
why I owned but didn’t read this book for five years (anger, depression)
Mi novio Caballo [My Boyfriend, the Horse] by Xiomara Correa
a book about modern love i.e. travel and drugs and sex with a horse
Philosophical Toys by Susana Medina
sad man scotty writes about being sad
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba
Digression-free review of some new literary fiction
Vampire in Love by Enrique Vila-Matas
Experimental late 20th century short fiction.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Over the last month, Don Quixote has travelled a huge amount with me. He was with me for the tailContinue Reading
The Abominable Goat by Stephen Lister
The Abominable Goat by Stephen Lister is a truly odd novel, and one that arrived in my possession in aContinue Reading
Paula by Isabel Allende
In December 1991 Isabel Allende’s daughter Paula fell into a coma. With little knowledge of how long it would lastContinue Reading
The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolaño
The Skating Rink, or La Pista Del Hielo, was Roberto Bolaño’s first novel. It was published in Spanish in 1993 andContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 