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Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

The Case of Lisandra P. by Hélène Grémillon, translated by Alison Anderson - #WITMonth 2016

Title: The Case of Lisandra P. Author: Hélène Grémillon Translator: Alison Anderson Publisher: Penguin Books, New York (2016) ISBN: 978 0 14 312658 4   When writing #WITMonth posts, my first instinct is to spotlight only amazing books. And while those books definitely exist, it started to seem unfair to hold a writer to a ridiculously high standard because of her gender. It is perfectly … Continue reading The Case of Lisandra P. by Hélène Grémillon, translated by Alison Anderson - #WITMonth 2016

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Advance Review Copy, Fiction, Translation

The Planets by Sergio Chejfec (translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary)

Is there a place where our trajectories can speak for us, without our intervention? The other did not respond. If it does exist, we don’t know where it is; if it doesn’t, we should invent it. I won’t pretend to completely understand everything that is going on in The Planets. Despite that, I can appreciate that with its publication by Open Letter Books, Sergio Chejfec … Continue reading The Planets by Sergio Chejfec (translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary)

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