2:11 am in Pamuk, Orhan, Turkey, fiction, short stories | No Comments
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.
4:00 am in Pamuk, Orhan, Turkey, fiction | 1 Comment
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
4:26 pm in Bolaño Roberto, Latin America, fiction | No Comments
by Roberto Bolaño (2000)
A deathbed confession of a priest and literary critic, set during the transition from Allende to Pinochet.
5:11 am in France, Perec, Georges, fiction | 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.
4:50 am in Bolaño Roberto, Latin America, fiction, short stories | 1 Comment
by Roberto Bolaño. A collection of short stories, written as if witness to a crime.
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