Literary
After the Rising
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This beautifully written literary novel describes the impact of the 1916 Irish Rising against British rule in a complex plot across several time frames. ...Read Review
The Settling Earth
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Here, Ms. Burns presents a collection of short stories, each one featuring a British émigré that must grapple with the harsh realities of ...Read Review
Twilight of the Eastern Gods
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Twilight of the Eastern Gods, by internationally acclaimed Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, is one of this Man Booker International Prize winner’s early ...Read Review
Conversations with Beethoven
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Toward the end of his life, Beethoven was deaf and plagued by illness. In order to communicate with him, family, friends, and acquaintances ...Read Review
When the Doves Disappeared
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Estonians Rosalie and Roland, Juudit and Edgar suffer appalling consequences, along with their families and numerous others, from the triple occupation of their ...Read Review
The Season of Migration
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Images of sunflowers, of a starry night, or irises are often associated with Vincent van Gogh; sadly, mental instability and a damaged ear ...Read Review
Skylight
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In 1940s Lisbon, Portugal, tenants of a small apartment building eke out a living amid abusive relationships, financially struggling families and sexual liaisons. ...Read Review
The Iron Wire
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In an instantly captivating, first-person narrative, using the voice of his character, “Alexander McKensie,” Garry Kilworth tells the remarkable story of the construction ...Read Review
Snow Hunters
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Twentieth-century North Korea and Brazil. The protagonist of this much-lauded short novel is a young man in his middle twenties called Yohan. A ...Read Review
I Once Knew Vincent
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For a little over a year, Vincent Van Gogh lived with Clarina Maria Hoornik (Sien), an alcoholic prostitute. Her eight-year-old daughter Maria (Little ...Read Review