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I know what I’ll be leafing through at work today. I’m sure I’ll be posting some excerpts over the next week. If you’re interested in Roth, be sure to check out the book excerpt at The New Yorker, which includes ten letters from the book. Paul Raymont at Philosophy, lit, etc. has more links at […]
Biography of Gyula Krúdy I discovered Trevor at The Mookse and the Gripes has reviewed this and another NYRB Classic I started, so I’ll be sure and link his posts. While there will be some overlap in our reviews I’ll try to focus on additional topics in Krúdy’s work. Translator George Szirtes provides a helpful […]
Ramon Casas “La Madeleine” (1892) I seem to have misplaced a week of my life…probably the combination of a brutal head cold and long stressful work days. In trying to get caught up on what others have posted I found The Neglected Books Page‘s comments on Fortunata and Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós, calling it […]