*Please note, I've now posted my afterthoughts for Scenes from Village Life. And so I take a first tentative step into this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize as a 'shadow judge', by reading one of the shortest books on the longlist, … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Fists by Pietro Grossi
April 30, 2010 By 10 Comments
And so my reading journey through this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist brings me to smallest of the offerings in the final six, Fists by Pietro Grossi (Pushkin Press). And if my expectations were soaring ahead of the last … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Brodeck’s Report by Philippe Claudel
April 23, 2010 By 6 Comments
Exciting times ahead then as I set off on my reading journey through this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist. And my excitement couldn’t be higher as I begin with the novel that in my mind holds the most expectation - Brodeck’s … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Pocket Notebook by Mike Thomas
March 18, 2010 By 5 Comments
It's not every day that one gets to pick up a novel penned by a serving police officer. But today is that day as I begin my journey through Pocket Notebook (William Heinemann), the debut novel from bona fide bobby, Mike Thomas. Before I do start … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: All That I Have by Castle Freeman
January 21, 2010 By 3 Comments
Note: My afterthoughts on All That I Have have now been posted. The reading fun never stops here at RobAround Manor as I move swiftly on to the next novel in my wobbly book pile, All That I Have by Castle Freeman, which is published by Duckworth … [Read more...]