Tag: translatedfiction
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Reading Wrap-Up: November 2021
I read 5-books during the month of November. Teaching has been busy, as well as preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday, but I read an interesting variety of books when I could! (Hence the majority of this month’s reads being audiobooks.) **Book titles with asterisks are ones I’ve already reviewed on Archetypes & Anecdotes, as of…
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Books, Briefly: Heatwave
Another wave of “Books, Briefly” is here! Title: Heatwave Author: Victor Jestin “They were searching the sea because the sea was obviously violent and cold. The sand, by contrast, was too soft and warm; Oscar couldn’t be there. They’d gotten the wrong enemy, just like I’d mistaken the smiles and the laughter, the joy spreading…
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Books, Briefly: Interpreter of Maladies
I’m back with another “Books, Briefly” – the new segment of Archetypes and Anecdotes that highlights books with a shorter, concise review. Enjoy! Title: Interpreter of Maladies Author: Jhumpa Lahiri “Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room…
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Books, Briefly: Signs Preceding the End of the World
I’m introducing Books, Briefly – a new segment to Archetypes and Anecdotes! For some books, I may decide to write shorter reviews instead of the longer, in-depth ones that I have been writing – hence the name “Books, Briefly”. A shorter review does not mean that a book is bad or that it’s less important…
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