In English (first, as usual):
- Smut - two short stories by A. Bennett, who we'll be reading shortly. These stories are rather different from The Uncommon Reader, but they preserve his wittiness and irony while exploring the topic of sexuality, hidden character, and deceptiveness. VERY EASY TO READ and it's in our library in Ribeira.
- Bits and pieces of other T.Williams's plays like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie and Suddenly Last Summer, because reading A Streetcar again made me want to re-read the parts I had underlined about 9 years ago.
- Jane Austen Made Me Do It - short stories as well (see older post).
In Galician:
- Cincuenta asasinatos breves e un prólogo. I strongly recommend it! It's really easy and quick to read (short stories) and some of them really ironic and with that Galician realism that is a part of our everyday lives. "Os visitantes" and "Domingo de parricidio" are especially good. They reminded me of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected.
- Amor en feminino. Antoloxía das poetas galegas. There had to be some poetry, you know that!
In Spanish:
- La mano de Fátima. I had read La catedral del mar previously so I've been wanting to read this for a long time. I enjoyed it but I'm also a little tired of the way Falcones really "tortures" his characters. Have you read it? Do you agree? What do you think?
- Asesinos sin rostro, by Henning Mankell. It's the third book I read by him and I didn't particularly enjoy it, especially the way he hurriedly solves the mystery at the end.
Wow!, I can barely read The summer without men. Ok, I've been reading a novel of witches which someone gave me as a present: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, but in Spanish! I'm so sorry!!!, I really didn't want to, but it was so easy, and I had it! Never mind, new year, new English readings.
ReplyDeleteI´m reading Bill Bryson´s "A Walk in the Woods", his journey along the Appalachian Trail some years ago
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I´m still in Georgia, so I can´t say much, but buy now is funny, very "brysonite", interesting and a good challenge to my English.
I would like to read "A praia dos afogados" (from the galician writer living in Madrid, Domingo Villar, available in several languages, including English and Spanish)
Miguel
I also like Bill Bryson, Miguel, he is always interesting to read.
DeleteYou MUST read A praia dos afogados (they translated it Death on a Galician shore)... I guess working in Ribeira means it holds a special meaning to me, but I must say it's a good read anyway. Suspense, Galician irony, interesting characters, and witty dialogues.
I've read fiction and non-fiction books, let me see...
ReplyDeleteFiction: "Verónica decide morir" by Paulo Coelho and "The Uncommon Reader" ;-)
Non Fiction: "El Teatro y su doble" by Antonin Artaud and "The Metastases of Enjoyment" by Slavoj Zizek.
Cool Post!!
What did you think of Veronika decides to die? I've only watched the movie, but I quite liked it. Is the book worth reading?
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ReplyDeleteIt definitely is, Diana. It makes you think of the different meanings of madness and how life cannot be understood without death. The style is a bit simple but I really like its reflections. At times it reminds me of THE SUMMER WITHOUT MEN, though love here is depicted in a different way (maybe because it was written by a man...)
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By the way, I didn't know there was a film adaptation of VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE...I'll try to see it. Thanx!
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