David's Book World

In my experience of reading M.

Over at the European Literature Network, I have reviewed a debut novel about a Ghanaian man in Denmark with dreams of building a home for his family in Ghana – if he could only find a way up in the world.

The end of International Booker season approaches, and we on the shadow panel have selected a winner from our shortlist.

I am back at the European Literature Network with a review of a novel first published in French in 1976, and now published in English translation by NYRB Classics.

I’m a little late reporting this, but we on the shadow panel now have our shortlist: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Chinese by Lin King (And Other Stories) The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated from Danish by Martin Aitken (Viking)…

This week is a new ‘club’ week hosted by Simon and Kaggsy, with a focus on books published in 1961.

As you may have noticed, any plans I had to blog the International Booker this year have not come to fruition.

International Booker Prize season begins!

When I was looking up books I might choose for Hungarian Lit Month, this 1970 novel sounded particularly appealing to me, with its oblique approach to reality.

After an extended break, I’m making another attempt at getting back into blogging at least semi-regularly.