Duras’ Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein was one of the first books I ever blogged about, and not much seems to have changed since then… For a writer I enjoy, Duras is one I understand surpr… more →
Vulpes Librismarygm wrote 1 month ago: I nervously decided to review The Stranger for our French week - nervously because I’m not sure wh … more →
Leena wrote 1 month ago: Duras’ Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein was one of the first books I ever blogged about, and not … more →
Guest wrote 1 month ago: The first of our two guest pieces this week is from Jane Aitken, Managing Director of Gallic Books. … more →
Jackie wrote 2 months ago: Anyone picking up Bernhard Schlink’s novel, as I did, planning on being titillated by the older … more →
kirstyjane wrote 2 months ago: There are so many myths and half-truths surrounding the name of Alexandra Kollontai that, rather tha … more →
kirstyjane wrote 4 months ago: Thus we passed two years more. The method prescribed by the rascals [doctors] had evidently succeede … more →
kirstyjane wrote 5 months ago: Part of Mother’s Day Week on Vulpes: a week of items on the themes of mothers and motherhood The … more →
Jackie wrote 6 months ago: Rohinton Mistry’s novel of India is at once sweeping and quite intimate. In the tradition of J … more →
Eve wrote 7 months ago: I am delighted to be reviewing this glorious book from the Portobello imprint. Secret by Philippe Gr … more →
Jackie wrote 8 months ago: There is something about clouds that is magical and inspiring, that is one of the premises of this … more →
Leena wrote 9 months ago: I have now made several attempts at describing When I Forgot, the debut novel by young Finnish autho … more →
Trilby wrote 9 months ago: I decided to read The Sorrow of Belgium as research for my current work in progress, a novel narrat … more →
Leena wrote 10 months ago: It may make me a Bad Finn, but I’ve never properly read the Moomin books. As a child I was uni … more →