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Forethoughts: Oh Sweden! Oh Israel! by Stephan Mendel-Enk

February 12, 2013 By 2 Comments

Outside of literature I have a profound interest in religion. I may be an atheist myself but religion has long fascinated me. My main interest lies in the Islamic and Judaic religions and their associated histories and architecture, but I'm also … [Read more...]

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Forethoughts: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander

August 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I'll get straight to the point here. Despite having an insatiable thirst for short stories I've never read anything by Nathan Englander. Why, I don't know. I'm well aware that he's a 'hot number' in short fiction, but for whatever reason he's always … [Read more...]

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Forethoughts: Suddenly a Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret

August 10, 2012 By 2 Comments

If I could describe Israeli short fiction specialist Etgar Keret in one word then that one word would be ingenius. 'Ingenius' simply because he has the ability to come up with the most extraordinary stories. To date, he's published five short story … [Read more...]

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Forethoughts: This Isn’t The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You by Jon McGregor

February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Such is the quality of his short fiction writing, that every short story fan's heart fluttered when Jon McGregor's short story collection, This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You (Bloomsbury) was announced. It's time for mine to … [Read more...]

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Forethoughts: Accabadora by Michela Murgia

October 20, 2011 By 2 Comments

Hand's up, who knows what an accabadora is? I'd be impressed if you did know. I didn't, but I soon found out when I picked up my lasted read which uses this word as its title. The meaning of accabadora is revealed in the cover blurb (see below). … [Read more...]

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