Carlos Fuentes, The Old Gringo
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Marguerite Duras, The Lover
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What a nice and short book this week :)) “The Hour of The Star” by Clairice Lispector was very interesting for me to read. Although at times I did not understand the experimental writing style of the book, it very quickly became the highlight of this reading for me. It felt a lot like the […]
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Georges Perec, W, or the Memory of Childhood
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Having completed the reading of Rodoreda’s novel The Time of the Doves, I found myself deeply moved by the narrative, particularly as it is told through the lens of Natalia’s experiences in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War who undergoes hardships not only as a result of the turmoil of the war but also a […]
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Joseph Zobel, Black Shack Alley
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This book started off with a seemingly idyllic scene, as a young boy enjoys a carefree vacation with his mother on a sunny beach. Initially, their relationship appears wholesome and healthy. However, I noticed a few chapters later, this wasn’t really the case. Throughout the book, I didn’t how I felt towards the narrator, sometimes […]
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The beginning of the novel was a little confusing to me. Right from the very start, it was explained to the reader why the narrator felt that the only way to fully understand a person is by comprehending what they haunts. Moreover, throughout the novel, the narrator uses several complex words. He also uses sentences […]
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