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Category Archives: 101greatreads
The Search Warrant by Patrick Modiano (Harvill Secker)
“That is her secret.. A poor and precious secret which not even the executioners, the decrees, the occupying authorities, the Depot, the barracks, the camps, history, time – everything that corrupts and destroys you – have been able to take … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish writing, Nazi Paris, nobel prize for literature, patrick modiano
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Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs (Jonathan Cape)
“Monday, 1928” GRAPHIC novels as a genre can be more informed than screenplays. Film shoots with shot photos and dialogue always seem to end up shamefully in remainder shops, but illustration can also be a dangerous medium too often cliched … Continue reading
The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook (Penguin)
“The beast is here. I’ve seen him. Berti’s seen him. Dietmar’s seen him.” IT would seem to have taken a long time for writers to get to grips with all the emotions and smells of World War 11, as if … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftermath, Hamburg, novel v screenplay, Rebuilding Germany, Rhidian Brook, World War 2 aftermath, WW2 novel
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Hack Attack by Nick Davies (Chatto and Windus)
“This is the strangest story I have ever written.” This is also a brilliant piece of aggressive, personalised investigative, well written journalism, an expose of British high (and not so high or grand) grandees at work. There is an extra … Continue reading
Zeitoon by Dave Eggers (Hamish Hamilton)
“On moonless nights the men and boys of Jableh, a dusty fishing town on the coast of Syria, would gather their lanterns and set out in their quietest boats…” America likes rules. After the 10 commandments came another 10,000 lesser … Continue reading
Posted in 101greatreads, Biography, Non fiction
Tagged Dave Eggers, hurricane katrina, McSweeney's literary review, new orleans, zeitoon
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The Thrill of it All by Joseph O’Connor (Harvill Secker)
“My name is Robbie Goulding. I was once a musician. For five years in the 1980s I played guitar with The Ships.” I gave my first copy to my daughter in New York who is into her music. The second … Continue reading
Pommes de terre by Frederic Anton (La Chene)
“J’aime la pomme de terre. La frite croustillante a l’exterieur, fondante a l’interieur, juste salee. Les pommes rissolees, avec leur parfum de beurre.” This is still in French but mostly it is recipes which are easy enough to follow with … Continue reading
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A Girl is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride (Galley Beggar)
“She and me. Like to lurk here in the day. Those gossips we have are the very best and we read and read. Quote quotes back forth. That’s good for sharing books of this and that. Word perfect. We snick … Continue reading
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