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Writings on International Film Art
by Bert Cardullo (2004)

A collection of selected Cardullo’s essays previously published in quarterlies.

Categories:  Cardullo, Bert, essays & criticism, film
Tags:cinema, film
April 21, 2008 3:15 am | 1 Comment

by Orhan Pamuk (1990)

Embarking on a journey to find his missing wife and her ex-husband, Galip obsessively searches for (and drowns in) endless possible meanings and leads.

Categories:  Pamuk, Orhan, Turkey, fiction, short stories
Tags:fiction, thriller, Turkey, Turkish-Literature
April 10, 2008 2:11 am | No Comments

by Orhan Pamuk (1995)

A young student who became obsessed about a book, as well as those who have read it, looking for some sorts of answers, common threads, and comparisons to how the book affects their lives and gives the possibility of a new life

Categories:  Pamuk, Orhan, Turkey, fiction
Tags:metafiction, thriller, Turkey, Turkish-Literature
March 25, 2008 4:00 am | 1 Comment

by Marjen Satrapi (2001)

An autobiographical bande dessinée about a girl growing up in revolutionary & war-torn Iran and abroad in Vienna.

Categories:  France, Iran, Satrapi, Marjene, biography & memoirs, history
Tags:bande-dessinée, comic, graphic-novel
February 9, 2008 2:35 am | No Comments

by Roberto Bolaño (2000)

A deathbed confession of a priest and literary critic, set during the transition from Allende to Pinochet.

Categories:  Bolaño Roberto, Latin America, fiction
Tags:Chile, historical-fiction, Latin America
January 31, 2008 4:26 pm | No Comments

Things: A Story of the ‘60
A Man Asleep
by Georges Perec (1965)

Two stories of opposing youthful indulgences in futile escape from life.

Categories:  France, Perec, Georges, fiction
Tags:France, French-literature, semi-autobiography
5:11 am | No Comments

by Roberto Bolaño. A collection of short stories, written as if witness to a crime.

Categories:  Bolaño Roberto, Latin America, fiction, short stories
Tags:20th-century, Chile, fiction, Latin America, semi-autobiography, short stories
4:50 am | 1 Comment

by Susan Sontag (1967)

A collection of selected Sontag’s essays published between 1962 and 1965.

Categories:  Language Literature, Sontag, Susan, art, essays & criticism
Tags:20th-century, art, culture, essays & criticism, fim, writing
December 17, 2007 5:11 am | No Comments

by Meša Selimović (1966)

An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.

Categories:  Eastern/Central Europe, Recommended, Selimović, Meša, fiction
Tags:Eastern-Europe, historical-fiction, Islam, Serbo-Croatian, Yugoslavia
December 10, 2007 3:55 am | No Comments

by Danilo Kiš (1965)

An intensely detailed semi-autobiographical story about a child living in Hungary during the World War II.

Categories:  Eastern/Central Europe, Kiš, Danilo, Recommended, biography & memoirs, fiction
Tags:Eastern-Europe, holocaust, Jewish-Literature, semi-autobiography, Serbo-Croatian, Yugoslavia
November 17, 2007 4:36 am | No Comments