Poetics of Work by Noemi Lefebvre
rare writing depicting middle class rootlessness not as tragedy
rare writing depicting middle class rootlessness not as tragedy
well, it’s a “classic” and now i’ve read it
yes it is good and i got to read it slightly early and for free
cracking under lockdown and stunning books
a touch of proust
i read a book wrong / nothing compares 2 Proust
an intense, disconcerting, spectacular novel
a wonderful, unpretentious, essay on translation
some more great balkan writing
a fantastic contemporary novella
an enjoyable but intellectually presumptive novella
a big novel that’s surprisingly worthwhile
One of the most important and engaging novels I’ve ever read, a sprawling fictional exploration not of a specific person,Continue Reading
high grade historical fiction and the blogger hits some snags
leprosy fiction from the balkans
it’s not love if u pretend they don’t shit
a literary memoir on translation
A glimmer of hope: I am almost able to read in Spanish.
Recently, I’ve been trying to cut down the massive piles of unread books in my house. By reading them, notContinue Reading
The Skating Rink, or La Pista Del Hielo, was Roberto Bolaño’s first novel. It was published in Spanish in 1993 andContinue Reading