Death and the Dervish
3:55 am in Eastern/Central Europe, Recommended, Selimović, Meša, fiction | No Comments
by Meša Selimović (1966)
An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.
3:55 am in Eastern/Central Europe, Recommended, Selimović, Meša, fiction | No Comments
by Meša Selimović (1966)
An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.
4:36 am in Eastern/Central Europe, Kiš, Danilo, Recommended, biography & memoirs, fiction | No Comments
by Danilo Kiš (1965)
An intensely detailed semi-autobiographical story about a child living in Hungary during the World War II.
4:03 am in Eastern/Central Europe, Kiš, Danilo, Recommended, Russia & USSR, fiction, short stories | No Comments
by Danilo Kiš (1983)
A collection of metaphysical short stories set in various times and places, luminously darkened with the themes of fate and death’s impenetrability.
4:36 am in Eastern/Central Europe, Kiš, Danilo, Recommended, Russia & USSR, fiction, short stories | 2 Comments
by Danilo Kiš (1976)
Seven different yet casually interlinked short stories about revolutionaries, mostly centering around the Russian Revolution
3:45 am in Middle East, Pamuk, Orhan, Recommended, Turkey, fiction | No Comments
by Orhan Pamuk (1979)
The story of a young Italian savant and his ambivalent relationship his Turkish double in 17th century, their intense struggle of knowledge and power domination
3:32 am in Cousins, Mark, Recommended, art, film, history | 2 Comments
by Mark Cousins (2004)
An accessible and engaging sweep of general film history
3:14 am in Iran, Recommended, Sadr, Hamid Reza, art, film, history | 1 Comment
A Political History
by Hamid Reza Sadr (2006)
A comprehensive, highly readable history of Iranian cinema with its embedded and reflected social, political, cultural and economic contexts.
3:55 am in Middle East, Pamuk, Orhan, Recommended, Turkey, fiction | 1 Comment
by Orhan Pamuk (1998)
A murder mystery in 16th century Istanbul within rich history, religion and aesthetic meditations.
3:21 am in Borges, Jorge Luis, Latin America, Recommended, essays & criticism | No Comments
Non-Fiction 1922-1986
by Jorge Luis Borges
A collection of more than 150 non-fiction pieces (critical essays, movie & book reviews, prologues, introductions).
9:58 pm in Greaves, Mel, Recommended, science | No Comments
The Evolutionary Legacy
by Mel Greaves (2000)
A comprehensive analysis of the disease with a lucidity that will engage both layman and specialist readers alike.