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Book Review: My Friend Jesus Christ by Lars Husum
Modern day up-and-coming psychopath's road of redemption begins after striking Jesus in the head with an ashtray.
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Book Review: Cain by José Saramago
José Saramago's last novel, now translated into English, is an indictment of God based on using Old Testament.
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3 Book Review: After Midnight by Irmgard Keun
Slim novel effectively portrays life in pre-war Nazi Germany through the eyes of a young ingenue.
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Book Review: Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi
Literary device helps drive allegorical tale amidst Portugal's society and authoritarian government in 1938.
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Book Review: The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript by Jules Verne
First English translation of original Jules Verne manuscript appears a century after being written.
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Book Review: Death as a Side Effect by Ana María Shua
Traditional conflicts and contemporary issues drive novel set in a dystopian near-future Buenos Aires.
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Book Review: Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo
Peruvian author uses crime genre to explore the effects of the struggle between the country's government and the Shining Path revolutionaries.
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8 Book Review: The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Colombian author's first novel translated into English explores forgotten effects of World War II on his nation.
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Book Review: Dark Heart of the Night by Léonora Miano
Cameroon-born author explores fatalism in post-colonial Africa and the conflict between traditional and modern attitudes.
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Book Review: The Ship of Fools by Cristina Peri Rossi
As is, The Ship of Fools hasn’t sunk, but rather is stuck in stagnant water.
blogcritics lists for Feb 11, 2012
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