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Oct 30, 20232 min read

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

“Elegance is saying just enough. And I do believe that the reader completes the story.” If that is true, Claire Keegan has to be the most...

Sep 28, 20233 min read

Booker Prize 2023 - If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

What are you? That’s the question you are asked by everyone from a young age. Because to a society that is built on a clear hierarchy of...

Jul 4, 20232 min read

Antarctica by Claire Keegan

“She thought of Antarctica, the snow and ice and the bodies of dead explorers. Then she thought of hell, and then eternity.” Just before...

Aug 3, 20212 min read

Grand Union by Zadie Smith

Grand Union is Zadie Smith’s collection of short stories, comprising eleven completely new works as well as eight stories previously...

Jun 8, 20213 min read

Il Diavolo, Certamente di Andrea Camilleri

(english version below) Andrea Camilleri è l’autore molto amato dei romanzi polizieschi sul commissario Montalbano (28 romanzi ed alcuni...

Feb 23, 20212 min read

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock

I stumbled upon Stephen Leacock’s Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town on some reading list online – and I am so glad I did! Something...

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