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Why we all need to pay more attention to World Literature

March 30, 2010 By 12 Comments

Check out this superb promo video from one of my favourite Net portals, Words without Borders, the online magazine which promotes international literature. If nothing else it's a great advert for highlighting the ignorance that can and does exist … [Read more...]

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Revisiting Paolo Giordano’s The Solitude of Prime Numbers

March 23, 2010 By 1 Comment

What with Paolo Giordano's The Solitude of Prime Numbers just being newly published in the US (18th March, Pamela Dorman Books), I'm finding that hits on the subject have gone up hugely on RobAroundBooks. So for the benefit of any newcomers to the … [Read more...]

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Talking with Niccolo Ammaniti: A day to remember!

January 15, 2009 By 2 Comments

Once in a while a day comes along where events are so memorable that the day is marked in your mind for life. It was a day like this for me yesterday when I got to speak live, albeit virtually, to one of my favourite contemporary authors Niccolò … [Read more...]

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RobAroundBookLists: Asian Literature Anthologies

November 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Friday is RobAroundBookLists day when I feature a reading list that's taken my fancy, and this week, after reading Murakami's short story Sleep and enjoying it thoroughly, I went on the hunt for more Japanese short stories that I could add to my '100 … [Read more...]

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