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THE MELANCHOLY OF A FRENCH CLASSIC
This 1954 French novel by Françoise Sagan caused a sensation around the world at the time of its publication.
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A NEW LIFE BEGINS
In what has been a stressful week, I needed to make ample space for our grandson while also stealing time to finish this German book by the late…
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WHAT ABOUT THE MISSING YEAR OF JUAN SALVATIERRA?
Pedro Mairal's fiction about the mystery of a missing year in the life of a painter is a gorgeous tribute to the arts.
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TRANSPORTED BY CELEBRATION
In Celebration, the evolution of a human being is traced with unusual powers of observation and sleight of hand by Croatian journalist Damir Karakaš.
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A JOURNEY WITH THE SAMURAI
First published in 1980, this Japanese novel by Shūsaku Endō tells a fictionalized story of a 17th-century diplomatic mission to "Nueva España," Mexico.
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AN ENGLISH PICK FROM MY TRAVELS
During a road trip through the southeastern states, I picked a book published in 1861 by Harriet Jacobs, a former slave girl.
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A BULLET OF A NOVELLA
This Natalia Ginzburg's novella is the quintessential novel about heartbreak and agency.
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AN INSINCERE FRIEND
From Clarice Lispector's collection, I picked a short story—called A Sincere Friendship— that makes us wonder about the qualities that make for a…
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A BENGALI STORY ABOUT TWO LOVERS
The late Sandipan Chattopadhyay nudges us into introspection over a heartbreaking love story that is set up to fail.
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UNFORESEEABLE
A short story in Japanese by Yoko Tawada places us in the middle of unrelenting chaos.
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A LITTLE BOOK LIKE FAMILY
In this terrific Italian novella, an intimate relationship is severed unnaturally, making us question the nature of the bonds we hold dear to us and…
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READING GUY DE MAUPASSANT
In this Russian story written by Isaac Babel, we meet a poor man who edits translations of Maupassant's stories. In this beautifully crafted story, we…
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BREAKING UP THE PACE
I begin this new phase of my weekly posts with a story by Julio Cortázar titled "Blow-Up" which inspired a film cowritten and directed by Michelangelo…
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THE BEAUTY OF MURAKAMI
Never have I enjoyed a short story collection so much. Reading Murakami is also a lesson in cultivating empathy and appreciating literature for its life…
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LETTERS FROM EVERYWHERE
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