Nicely said, Stewart. Looking forward to reading her, if and when I find one of her books in this damn country.
Randy, good to hear that Land Of Green Plums was enjoyable. I have it on my desk, along with The Passport.
I also liked how the author of the EW article lamented the...
An excellent analysis, Stewart, and one that I heartily second. I am not a big fan of the Nobel Prize for Literature but it does, consistently, point me toward authors whom I should read. I don't...
What a wonderful and insightful post! One thing I actually enjoy about the Nobel Prize is that it seems to expand my reading so that I encounter authors I never would have heard of otherwise (and...
I find the American media xenophobic response personally embarrasing. After reading her Herztier (translated as The Land of Green Plums), I had to consider that the only way I would have discover...
What great sentiments! I personally love the fact that this is a great writer that I haven't read yet. Of course, there are plenty of great writers I've heard of that I haven't read yet, but stil...